WATCH: Charlotte's post-game remarks after Georgia game
Tim Albin
Opening statement…
“Thank you, tip my hat to Coach Smart and his staff, their guys did a really good job. They are a physical outfit for sure, tons of speed on the field, hard to simulate for us in practice, but again we had a few mistakes that we’re probably going to have in this arena. I think we had three false starts on offense, substitutes in infraction; Georgia didn’t have a whole lot to do with those mistakes. But to be honest, those mistakes right there is not the difference in the ball game, but you certainly probably know you’re going to have some of those again in this loud environment. I thought the defense really played hard for all four quarters and had a really good second half. The turnover that ‘J.Q.’ [Ja’Qurious Conley] got us, gave us a great field position, we were able to squeeze out a field goal to get us on the board. It’s unfortunate we couldn’t take advantage of the deep catch by ‘E.J.’ [E. Jai Mason], Grayson [Loftis] thought we had a man, he changed the line of scrimmage, did a good job of disguising and went to his own look. He’s got to take care of the ball, he has to be a runner, I thought we had a pretty good day on special teams against some tough matchups. I guess that really without recapping every play of the game.
On hoping the game in Athens would be a positive experience for his 26 seniors…
“Again, we’re doing our best to lay a foundation, very difficult with the scoreboard this year. I’m not going to base any decisions on how we operate internally on that and how we go about our business. The 26 seniors are doing the very best they can to help us lead, lead us through this difficult time. Again, you’re playing arguably the best team in the country with the record, they’ve got one loss. I told Coach Smart before the game, I’ve coached in several of these games, one and two matchups, two and one matchups, game day, the whole thing. Been big underdogs, I’ve seen a lot of really good teams. Don’t get a chance to watch anybody but our team and who we’re playing. But where I’m going with that is, he reaches his team at a different level. You can see it on film, they play hard, but they’ve got a little bit of edge to them.
On faith in the locker room…
“I appreciate the question. We have a team chaplain on staff, travels to all of our games, home and away. Ryan Glower, I think he’s at Georgia Roots. Very impactful for our team. Again, as I’ve probably been on record before, I’m a man of faith. I don’t sound like it on game day a lot of times, but I am. I wouldn’t be where I am today without him. Again, our guys, it’s pretty awesome.”