Temple University Athletics
Postgame Quotes
9.27.08 | Football
Sept. 27, 2008
Head coach Al Golden
On the biggest factor in the loss:
"We didn't capitalize on the field position that we had. We had tremendous field position in the first half and in the third quarter and we never capitalized on it."
"I'm stuck as a coach on what to do about these penalties. I've never seen this amount of penalties. It more than it was a year ago, and we are a year older, a year more mature and it's just been hard. The timing of the penalties has been destructive. Execution. It still comes down to execution."
On the play of Chester Stewart:
"I think he did alright. It's his first time out there. I think they knew it too and did a lot of things to confuse him. I think he's a good talent. I think early in the first quarter he managed the game extremely well."
On Western Michigan's TD:
"It just seemed to me like we got beat. The kid made a great throw and catch. It's a shame, because if you eliminate that explosive play, it's a different game."
On losing with a great defensive effort:
"Rule number one in coaching a defense in Division I football is to outplay the other team's defense, and that means let up less points than the opposing team, and we didn't do that. We let up an explosive play and Western Michigan did not. That's the difference in the game."
On the Temple offensive struggles and Western's defense:
"I mean, they are a good team, they are 4-1. We played for field position. I thought we played the field position game tremendously actually, to give the offense opportunities to convert in plus territory with a short field, and we did not convert. We obviously did not make our kicks. It's a different ballgame. Can't play that kind of game and not make your kicks."
DE Junior Gallete "Penalties overall just killed us. Offense and defense. Obviously they had a really nice game plan. They executed....when we took plays off, they executed."
On the defense allowing only 7 points but still losing:
"It's really frustrating, to hold them the whole game like that. But at the same time, if we are going to hold them, we put it on ourselves with the penalties. Defense had a couple penalties early and late that killed us".
On Chester Stewart:
"I think the biggest thing with Chester is chemistry. I mean, we were playing with Adam so long and Vaughn last season. It's tough for a guy like Chester, a freshman, to come into a game like that. It's a lot different than practice, the pace is a lot different, where Adam had that chemistry and knows how to throw it to us. I have tremendous confidence in Chester, we just need to work with him."
On the penalties:
"I think out of all the thing the whole day, that was one of the most disappointing things. Penalties cause you to lose. You can't win a game with 10 penalties. That's 100 yards 10 first downs a game and that's what I think we need to have corrected."
Western Michigan Head Coach Bill Cubit
On win:
"It was a pretty good thing to me. I don't know about anyone else. And I appreciate having this game at Temple, so I could have my family reunion back there, that's great."
"And it's a great win, I mean it really is. I mean, you know the thing is when you go in there sometimes, you get a 45-44, and everybody gets all fired up, and you know, God, you win a great game, but a 7-3 game is pretty good too. So you know, we went out there and we played hard on defense and offense we were pretty good but that's not a bad thing. I sure as heck would rather be going on that 4-1 than playing real good and being 3-2. I'm happy, is anybody else happy?"
"The field position was the key in the first half. I think the turn over by one, and they had trouble scoring but they were moving down because you've got the punt. And so that happened the whole first half and then we didn't do anything until nearly the end there and we missed a field goal. And then the second half we gave them good position with the kick off return and then we fumbled it. So that now put you right back in the same boat that you were in the first half. So the field position to me was the big big key because they were not going to let you get up and drive on those lines."
"At 80 or 90 yards, I mean, it's hard. They're too good. That's a good football team defensively. And then you know the punting rose, we had a few of those, but you know, we came up with some big plays, came up with some good 3rd down stops. And fortunately they missed a field goal down there at the end."
"You know we got one, we made one good drive, and Juan makes a great play and Tim throw a great ball and so you know, so that's our change. They have the number one kickoff return, you know they present a lot of problems. You don't want to kick it off down to that guy, because he may go to the house. So now you know, you're giving up field position, gets them up to the 30 the 35, and if you get one good first down, you're down to about the 45 and they punt it, now you're already down to the 20, and it's hard going 80 yards. Simple math."
"You know, they took two (returns) back on Penn State and you don't want to do that, in that type of game you don't want them to have that type of chance to take it back. And so, with the kids, that was great by Mike. He did nice job, and they need to go 70, and again it's going to be hard to go 70 and with a young quarterback."
"Well yeah their defensive line was really good. Their defense will always be really good...They've got really good big strong kids and they're doing a nice job defensively. And their doing a great job with the coach. I've coached with him, he's a great football coach and they've worked real hard. And if you can't run the ball the way they play the back end with the coverage, it's hard; you've got to throw a lot of balls in the air. And that balls up in the air a long time so that becomes problematic, so they can stop."
