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Oct. 12, 1997
Post Game Quotes
Stanford Coach Tyrone Willingham
"They have a good sound defense. I think that was the deluge of our problem.Strippinng is part of any good defensive gameplan. We try to do the same. I don'tknow if that was the sole reason (for loss), or if it was something that we didfundamentally wrong."
On Ortege Jenkins"He hurt us. I knew that he was good coming in. I did some research and foundout that he has basketball experience, and has great athleticism. He is a greatathlete and has a good arm. He has a chance to be a great quarterback."
"They got pressure all night. It changed the structure of our offense. They madfeit very difficult. I knew that they had a great run defense coming in. We knew thatwould pose a problem. Toinght they won the battle."
Arizona Head Coach Dick Tomey"We played very well against a team like Stanford. We are thrilled to death for theplayers, coaches and fans."
"It was a great effort by a lot of guys."
"We gave the game ball to punter Chris Palic. He was fabulous under that kind ofpressure."
"I can't give enough credit to our guys. They battled throughout the game."
"It feels good to get a win against a team like Stanford. We are just thrilled todeath."
"We all have to do better. The season isn't over."
"Trung (Canidate) couldn't run. He needs some rest to get back to full speed."
"I'm really at a loss for words. We know someone will say we didn't do this orthat, but tonight we don't care."
"The defense did a fabulous job holding Stanford to 11 yards rushing.
"O.J. (Ortege Jenkins) had a lot of confidence coming into the game. He's aredshirt freshman, and his performance has been unbelievable."
ARIZONA PLAYER QUOTES
MIKE SZLAUKO On his return from injury: "It's great to be back. I couldn't waitto get back. There are a lot of seniors on this team who've played together a longtime."
On the win: "We scouted their (Stanford's) offensive heavily; we studiedhard for this. We really wanted to win this game. There's no doubt about theirgreat offense, but this just wasn't their day."
On the circle drill pre-game: "That really gets us fired up. We've been soslack during the first quarter of games; we really needed something to get us firedup right away, and it worked."
"Our defense forced a lot of those Stanford turnovers. This was our game.We came out with our hair on fire and did it."
On Washington: "Washington is a hell of a team. We have to be ready to dothis again next week."
CHRIS McALISTER "We have to practice as hard or harder for Washington thanStanford and have to be ready to play."
On Mike Szlauko: "Szlauko is a big contributor to the defense. The remainderof the front does a great job, but he allows more defensive players to get free."
"Our defense came out and played all four quarters tonight. We didn't justwait for the offense to come out and put points on the board. This gives us theconfidence that we can go out there and play with anybody."
ORTEGE JENKINS On the interception by Stanford: "I was getting ready to throwthe ball and felt it slip, and it just floated. But those things happen. It was only onepick."
"It's important to keep the crowd in the game. It helps the defense to keepthe fans going. It gives us momentum."
"Tonight I was more nervous than ever. On the bus over here, I foundmyself with jitters. I knew they're more physical up front, and I was a little worriedabout their blitz."
On spreading the offense: "There are different catches, different routes anddifferent people. We have great receivers all ovewr the field, and it's good tospread the ball around."
STANFORD PLAYER QUOTES
CHAD HUTCHINSON "They didn't show us anything we weren't prepared for.They just played well."
"The turnovers killed us. There are not many times you can turn the ball overfive times and win. Turnovers will kill you. There's nothing more to say."
"We were battling the whole time. We never had our heads down. Theystopped our running game and then they keyed on our passing. Anytime youstruggle running the ball, it puts pressure on the linemen."
"If we win them all from here on out, we'll be good."
COREY HILL "It feels good to come back home, but obviously I'm disappointedwe didn't win."
"We knew (Jenkins) was a good quarterback. He can run. He can throw. Hecreates a lot of problems for the defense."
"The turnovers didn't matter as much for us (the defense), because if wedidn't give up 28 points, we win."
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