What Mario Cristobal said after Oregon was crushed by Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz. – No. 19 Oregon was routed by Arizona, 44-15, at Arizona Stadium on Saturday.

Below is a full transcript from Mario Cristobal's postgame press conference.

MARIO CRISTOBAL

Opening statement:
Obviously not the kind of game performance we were looking for.

On losing offensive identity and struggles in the game:
"We got behind the sticks early, we certainly got off schedule, were not running the ball well enough and found ourselves in a situation where we did not work out too much. Well, it's not so much that we've been talking about it. How to do it and how to do it? it is no way to sugarcoat it, and we did not that it was said that it is not anywhere near a performance that's good enough for us or what we've become accustomed to. "

On the defense of Oregon in the early game:
"I thought the defense was a really good job giving you an opportunity to change the momentum, a couple of short fields there, an interception to start the second half. "We're doing a lot of things like that, we've got a team tonight." "I want to leave the brunt of the way it should be-us."

It should be the game would turn around with the defense making stops:
"I felt like it was coming, especially after the touchdowns and two-point conversion, there's a momentum swing there. we were finding some success and moving the ball a little bit better and had a chance to get in the way they were playing. They doubled (Mitchell) for a couple times But overall we did not get it done. "

On lesions and La'Mar Winston's early absence:
"We left Austin back home, he was not ready." Obviously, Penei (Sewell) is not going to be ready for a while. Lana got in there, he was obviously hobbled, we were not ready to play. Everyone else has this time of the year, We have got to do a better job helping our team being able to overcome those injuries. Issac Slade is going to be a little bit.

What can be done to ignite the offense:
"Well, schematically the things that we were successful in the first half of the week, we were able to move the ball on the possessions that we had and score points, and this week it was frustrating, disappointing for all of us .. I'm always going to get to know it better. to make it happen when you have a good performance, it's not so much the plays We had to get to know each other in the game, which is very different from what we're used to. two and a half quarters, three quarters, that's hard, that's hard on anybody and that's not us. To avoid that, it's got to be the other way. You've got to start fast, you've got to get things in a way where you're able to have your identity show. It's more than just going back, you've got to assess everything, what you're doing, who you're doing it, and who we're doing now, go to something else. "

On Dillon Mitchell's hit and hit
"Well, it 's hard when they' re going to be good, they 're definitely going to be good. They did a nice job double-teaming him sometimes.He took a shot.I would not think it's anything serious, but I do not have the full report yet. We've had a couple of weeks ago we've got a couple of guys going down and guys stepped up. They have to get a good job coaching and developing those guys so they can get an opportunity that they can be just as successful. things. "

The impact of Arizona's uncertain situation on preparation and Khalil Tate's play:
"We are preparing for both." He is a very competitive student, and he is one of the world's most important competitors. He played a heck of a game. He played a heck of a game. When they needed a play, he would make it. Again, a really good football. "

On Justin Hebert's play:
"I think we are going to have a better job." I think when we get off schedule, we have gone back and forth. Third-and-short to be in a lot of third-and-nines, third-and-tens, third-and-higher, dialing up a lot of pressures where you've got a lot of twists, you've got a lot of stunts, the bear defense, mike plug. You get all that stuff coming to you, the pocket is not as comfortable. other particular defensive calls It just kind of a compound of a little bit, I think it's about a second and a second-down football, really. I would not say that it did not hurt us, we did not do it well enough. "

On special teams woes:
"A poor job." The ball that hit Sudduth in the back of the leg, "I know that Ugo's just yelling and screaming, 'poison, poison,' to get him out of the way. We have not been able to do this, we are trying to get to grips with it, we are trying to get to grips with it. We've been ballasted, we've been inexcusable, it's still going on, no way to sugarcoat it, just is not very good. "

On running back rotation:
"Well, we felt that we had a lot of fun in the past, we had a lot of fun and we had a lot of fun. to make it more explosive plays It's really just a matter of having all the things that we have done. We have a lot of things to do when we do it, we just do it, we just do it by doing a lot of things right. "

How to respond to losses:
"Well you know it's something that you're always going to find yourself when you get it right." It's the first thing we always assess. We have a lot of things to do and we do not want to say that we do not want to go into that. the teams that are able to do this, to get back to the top of the day rookie in the mirror. Guys have been playing hard, it's not like they're not playing hard. Guys all the way to the end of the game were trying to make plays, but it's all about it. the whole year and making sure that we will be better, so we will get the results that we want to accustomed to early int eh season. We did not do it for six of our last eight quarters. We are looking at what we are doing, what we are doing, what we are doing, what we are doing, what are we doing? Felt that we were back on track because of the way we were practicing and the energy that we were practicing with. But it did not translate into that type of performance. We have got to work on the right way and doing the right things and getting things done and sticking together by it. And getting ready to take the brunt of what comes with a loss like this, right? Everybody turns on you. The outside world is whatever, it is what it is. Can not be concerned with that. get in there like grown up men and take care of business. "

J. J. Taylor's performance and Oregon's run defense:
"We gave him too many opportunities." "That's the way we did it." The defense did a good job early, provided with opportunities to get back into the game. had a big one coming out of their territory he had that big run that kind of changed he production it is across the board it is what it is. We have not done so much We have been doing a lot of things.