Coaches Review The Battle.....
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| Lou Holtz |
Notre Dame Head Coach Lou Holtz
"I thought we played very well today overall. Purdue came out and played
well. They made some nice throws. Our defense played especially well today.
It is the second week in a row now that the defense has played well."
Our offense played very well in the first three quarters. In the first half we
got to the 20-yard line and threw an interception and then missed a field goal but
other than that, we did some good things today. In the first three quarters, we had
just one turnover. The kicking game was good and we had very few penalties."
(On the third down and long)
"We really protected the passer today, but we can't consistently run the ball
yet. We got ourselves into too many third down and nine, 10 yards to go.
We aren't going to be able to win if we keep getting ourselves into those
situations. We need to mix the pass and run to be successful."
(On the rain)
"I don't care what the forecast is, it rains every time we play Purdue.
I can't remember the last time it didn't rain when we played Purdue."
Purdue Head Coach Jim Colletto
(On Notre Dame's kickoff return)
"They did a good job on the kickoff. Our kids were really cranked up to play.
It was a shock right off the bat."
(On Notre Dame)
"They are a good defensive team. Their defense from last year is a year older
and stronger. They are a physical bunch of guys. You need a veteran offensive
line to deal with the things that they do. They threw a lot of different offenses
at us. We didn't handle it well. A lot of our younger players didn't have
the experience to handle it.
"They had a lot of third down conversions. You've got to be able to stop them
some place. We didn't line correctly or get in the right place. However, we did show a lot
of hustle. They went 90 yards twice and you have to make a play on defense
so those drives stop."
(On the play of Purdue)
"We didn't block well and Billy Dickens played as well as can be expected under
the circumstances. The offensive line was no help. We have a lot of problems
and need to find some solutions."
