....we are young. We didn't try. We will fix it, because we are Auburn.
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The Tigers cycled in 24 different players on defense, with 18 of them being freshmen or sophomores. The youth showed through everywhere, Roof said.
FR DT Angelo Blackson: “Them putting up 600 yards is only going to make us work harder, just to shock everybody. Because they don’t think we can do it. Because we’re so young.”
DT Jeffery Whitaker, on giving up 200 yards rushing: “That was a tough pill for us to swallow. That deal was embarrassing. I know we’re going to respond. It’s a great challenge.”
Whitaker: “We don’t really look at it as a youth issue, because we’ve got the talent, but it’s just coming off and having that confidence and swagger that Auburn has. You have that confidence and swagger, and no matter what you do, this is not going to happen.”
CB T’Sharvan Bell: "I thought we’d play a lot better than we did. But there’s no panic on the defense or us as a team. Little things got to get fixed.”
C Reese Dismukes: "I guess we didn’t come out and play as hard as we could. We didn’t play as physical as we could.”
WR Travante Stallworth: "It was a good teaching lesson for us because there was a lot of first-year players on the field. A lot of freshmen, it was there first game, so I think all the jitters are out now. I think we'll be ready for the next game.”
Stallworth: "It was kind of frustrating. But we stuck it out through a team and we found a way to win. That's the big thing that championship teams do, like we were last year. We found a way to win. If we can play like we did those last two drives in the game, I think we'll have a much better game this next game."
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The Tigers cycled in 24 different players on defense, with 18 of them being freshmen or sophomores. The youth showed through everywhere, Roof said.
FR DT Angelo Blackson: “Them putting up 600 yards is only going to make us work harder, just to shock everybody. Because they don’t think we can do it. Because we’re so young.”
DT Jeffery Whitaker, on giving up 200 yards rushing: “That was a tough pill for us to swallow. That deal was embarrassing. I know we’re going to respond. It’s a great challenge.”
Whitaker: “We don’t really look at it as a youth issue, because we’ve got the talent, but it’s just coming off and having that confidence and swagger that Auburn has. You have that confidence and swagger, and no matter what you do, this is not going to happen.”
CB T’Sharvan Bell: "I thought we’d play a lot better than we did. But there’s no panic on the defense or us as a team. Little things got to get fixed.”
C Reese Dismukes: "I guess we didn’t come out and play as hard as we could. We didn’t play as physical as we could.”
WR Travante Stallworth: "It was a good teaching lesson for us because there was a lot of first-year players on the field. A lot of freshmen, it was there first game, so I think all the jitters are out now. I think we'll be ready for the next game.”
Stallworth: "It was kind of frustrating. But we stuck it out through a team and we found a way to win. That's the big thing that championship teams do, like we were last year. We found a way to win. If we can play like we did those last two drives in the game, I think we'll have a much better game this next game."