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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 10-25-2013, 11:25 AM:

I can see his point but the best way to overcome frustrations is on the practice field not in the newspapers.

Here is what Kentucky coach Mark Stoops, who is not one to make excuses, had to say after the loss at Mississippi State Thursday night.

Opening Statement …
“Just a little frustrated again and disappointed. We had our opportunities. We didn’t make enough plays when we needed to. They did and give them credit. We started too slow again. We tried to combat that all week and talked about that. We needed to come out strong and execute in the first half on both sides of the ball. We didn’t do that and they did. We got too far behind. We settled in during the second half and made some adjustments to give us an opportunity to win the game but we did not. Give them credit. We will go back to work and get some things corrected to do what we need to do to get things back on the right track.”

On the onside kick try…
“We got it to two and I thought we had good momentum. We had the lob set up and it was perfectly executed. Somebody on the backside that had absolutely nothing to do with the play was evidently four or six inches offsides so that’s the difference. We didn’t do what we needed to do and that’s disappointing.”

On QB Maxwell Smith…
“It’s a combination of things. We need to play better. Everybody needs to play better. We need to protect better. We need to get open and he needs to throw it better so it’s a little bit of everything. I thought early on there were a few times we were beat. We had one protection issue late in the game that they got the sack on, but early there was some pressure that impacted him. He can’t let that affect him for the rest of the game. He has to step up and when he does have time he has to make big plays.

On QB Jalen Whitlow coming into game…
“I talked to him at half and told him that we needed him to go. We needed him to step up and play with his ankle hurting. He said he was ready and wanted to do it. He went in and gave us a little bit. It was a fine line. He was banged up for a week and a half . He didn’t get a lot of reps with his ankle bothering him and that hurt us.”

On what to take from this game…
“We need to execute better. That’s the bottom line. We had our opportunities. Our team is going to work. Our team needs to improve. We all need to do a better job starting with me. That’s the way it is and we’ll do that. We’re not going to hesitate. We’ll go back to work. We have to execute when the game is on the line and we’re going to do that.”

On the defensive effort …
“It got better again as the game went on. They keep you off balance and give them credit. They kept us off balance. We didn’t do a good enough job in the first half. That’s just too many yards. They converted too many yards and too many big plays. I thought in the second half we did a better job. We we’re more aggressive and made some plays when we needed to.”

On MSU trick play for touchdown …
“It was a well-designed play. It’s one of those that from the sidelines you cansee it coming almost in slow motion. It was similar to the play we had setup against Florida and didn’t execute. They did and got it in. It’s one of the plays that m ade a difference. Again, give them credit. You either execute it or you don’t.”

On message to team after the game …
“We are going to look them dead in the face. It is what it is and it’s not ok. We are going to coach better, they’re going to play better and we’re going to address these issues. We are going to get better and keep on fighting. End of story.”

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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 10-25-2013, 11:29 AM:

Coach Stoops hit the nail on the head in his last paragraph...He is a good coach, no a great coach and will turn this program around, we can count on it.

On message to team after the game …
“We are going to look them dead in the face. It is what it is and it’s not ok. We are going to coach better, they’re going to play better and we’re going to address these issues. We are going to get better and keep on fighting. End of story.”