Oct. 4, 2008
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Temple head coach Al Golden:
“We have won two on the road now, which is big for our program. We got our second win, and we only lost the other ones by nine points. The guys know that we could be 5-1. They believe and this should give them some evidence that we can win on the road.”
On the play of quarterback Chester Stewart:
“I think he became a man in the fourth quarter. The game got really tight. I told everyone on the sideline to enjoy the battle because that was not always the case our first 16 or 17 games here. There was a tendency, before, when our guys were young, to not step in there the way that Chester did. Hopefully, he will grow up a lot and people will get a picture of what his overall talent is.”
Miami head coach Shane Montgomery:
“Obviously, it was a very disappointing game. For the fifth-straight game we came out and got behind. If we continue to do that it is going to be hard to come back against good football teams. Our defense came out and set a pretty good tone early. I think we stopped them on the first three-or-four drives. We really struggled offensively and just did not make any plays at all and could not get any first downs. Temple was able to take advantage of it and go into the half up 14-0.”
On the second half:
“I liked the way we came out in the second half. Our guys believed that if we came out and got off to a great start that we would be able to get back in the game and we did. There were two offensive drives that we were down 14-10 and had good field position, and we did not get anything. They put us in a situation where we had to throw and we knew against their tough front it would be hard to just drop back and throw against them all day.”
On the RedHawks’ start:
“I felt that we had two good weeks of practice, but we just did not get off to a fast start.”
On putting in Clay Belton at quarterback in the second half:
“I felt like we needed a spark. I thought he provided us with a spark. We ran the ball coming out in the second half and took some pressure off of him. I thought he did some good things. When you are down 21-10 with six minutes left, you become one dimensional.“
Linebacker Joey Hudson on how it is playing against a fast-paced offense:
“You are winded a little bit in the first quarter when the opposing offense is playing fast like that, but you catch your second win right away.”
Linebacker Chris Shula on the defense’s play:
“We just have to execute. The coaches put us in the right positions to make plays. We need to get pressure on the quarterback. When he calls a blitz, you are going to have to beat somebody sometimes. We need to win our one-on-one match-ups.”
Clay Belton:
“When Coach Montgomery came to me and told me that I would have a shot to play in the second half, I was comfortable. That was the biggest thing. The guys embraced me and I just felt comfortable when I was out there.”
Miami running back Thomas Merriweather on his play and the play of the Miami offensive line:
“It was fun during the game because the line did a great job. There was not much for me to do except run between the holes. Temple has a great defensive line. So, you know they did a great job to get me my first 100-yard game.”
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