Wake Forest Athletics
Postgame Coaches Quotes
9/27/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept 27, 2003
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WAKE FOREST COACH Jim Grobe
We had so many opportunities in every phase to win the football game. We just made too many mistakes to win.
Overall, we're a team that just needs to keep working to get better. We have a chance to be a better football team than we were today.
The last five weeks, we've been through murderers' row. We're emotionally worn down. We battled in the second half and gave ourselves a chance to win.
(On Virginia QB Matt Schaub)
Coach Groh told me before the game he was healthy, so we kind of expected he was going to be there. I think he played really well. I think he was sore at times, but he showed leadership and gutted it out.
(On a fourth-down call deep in UVa territory)
For us, we're thinking four downs anytime we cross the 40 yard line. We've had a pretty good running team. We hadn't been real solid on the field goal protection early in the game. We're a team that generally does a pretty good job in short yardage. We had today. We thought it was a time for us to get a first down and punch it in.
(On the UVa INT late in the game)
As soon as (Corey Randolph) started (to throw), we knew we were in trouble. That's just a rookie mistake. He was trying to make something happen. In that situation, we were hoping to get into field goal range. He had been pretty good about taking care of the football. ... He's a young quarterback. He did so many things to help us win today, you can't get on him for one throw.
VIRGINIA HEAD COACH AL GROH
That was a pretty good scuffle. We told our team yesterday that if you like a good fight you'll have one tomorrow.
(On Connor Hughes)
This is a kicker who's got real guts, so it was easy for me to do that [attempt the 53-yard field goal]. It was probably easier for him.
You tend to remember those kicks, the passes that got you down there. But there were guys on the bottom of the pile on that fourth-and-two that had as much to do with this victory as anybody.
(On Schaub's plan)
If you want to have a tough team, you have to have a tough quarterback. What he got a chance to demonstrate today was his heart and his guts.
(On the first-quarter fumble in the end zone)
That was disappointing. We did everything right on that drive, but didn't get any points. We told our players that King was a ball hawk. We talked to our players about the way he tackles, but he was more alert to those situations today than we were. He's a terrific player.
(On Schaub)
Anytime a quarterback throws three interceptions, there's room for improvement. A lot of time when a player misses that much time, whether he's a golfer or a basketball player, his timing is off. I was surprised how accurate he was today.
