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Here are the press conference notes from Tim Brewster's press conference on Tuesday, September 14 following the loss to the University of South Dakota:
-Brewster opened by stating how disappointed again he was in the loss, saying they should have won the game, and just didn't. Also that the reality is they are a 1-1 team, rather than 2-0
-They have looked at the loss very closely, and have come up with a number of reasons why the team lost, and are now focused on USC
-USC presents a great challenge to the Gophers, and one the team is excited about
-He feels they left a minimum of 21 points on the board on Saturday
-He was pleased by how Adam Weber played on Saturday, but noted that he had two key turnovers in the game
-Defensively he was happy with how they played against the inside run, but not the defense of the quarterback
-They knew they were going to be inexperienced on defense this year, but that's not an excuse for losing
-Dom Alford will be back in the lineup this week, but not as a starter. He will back up Ed Olson at left tackle
-Kyle Theret will come back into the lineup as the starting free safety this week
-There will be no other depth chart changes for this Saturday
-Reiterated that Gray is not going to convert to being a full-time wide receiver...he still sits on the depth chart as the #2 receiver, and stated that in the future Gray will be future starting quarterback for the Gophers once Weber is gone
-On USC...a great deal of talent. Barkley is a great quarterback, and that he is moving around the pocket better than he has in the past
-Dillon Baxter is an exciting young player for them. He missed the opening game vs. Hawaii, but played well against Virginia
-Defense is big, physical, strong and fast
-It will be a good measuring stick for the Gophers to be able to play against USC
-He mentioned that the timing for Weber and Gray is getting better by the day, and that Gray is really having a lot of fun with the wide receiver position. He will continue to improve his route running as well as time goes on. He still is getting a lot of time in practice at quarterback, with Alipate running as the third quarterback
-On reviewing the film...containment and coverage were issues, with people out of position, particularly in the middle of the field. Lots of good things on offense, but left a lot of points on the field. The good news is there are a lot of correctable things, and the staff is working on them
-He noted he was disappointed for the fans, and had a great turnout from the student. "Our fans deserved a victory...they deserve a victory on Saturday." Said the fans are "starving for a winner" and that he's determined to provide a winner. Said that Saturday was not indicative of that process. Said that sometimes you have to take your medicine when you lose a game like Saturday's, when the team should not have lost
-Talk of the budget came up, with Minnesota last in the Big Ten for a football budget. Brewster's reply was that it was factual, and that the U of M has to look at the amount of revenue they are bringing in, and what's going out. Noted that it is what it is, regardless, and that they're not at a great disadvantage. He's got to maximize that money and do a better job with that. He finished that they do need to spend more on football and basketball, and that's a fact.
-On whether the budget is a sign of lack of commitment, he replied that they do need to spend more, but that you can't spend what you don't have. "We've had success at Minnesota, but if you want to have championship success, you've got to put more into the football program."
-"I can win with what we have...we should have beat South Dakota with what we have."
-Said that it was his job to win football games, and when they win more games, they'll spend more for football. Spending is a by-product of success
-On the process of adding more schools like USC to the schedule...the exposure on the U of M to play USC on national television is a huge positive, and that it's been good for recruiting. Kid want to play against good teams on national tv. He wants to continue to play one marquis BCS opponent every year, and that adding Nebraska and possibly going to nine Big Ten games won't change that. They will have a very demanding schedule regardless
-Said there's not a whole lot of a difference between a Pete Carroll coached USC team and a Lane Kiffen one. They are committed to running the football, but have great weapons all around
-He stated that the coverage units have been solid, and that there's a concern that Ellstad has missed three field goals. He's just got to get his confidence back on track, and that there is confidence in the kicking game
-On Ed Olson at left tackle..."really good." Says it says a lot that Dom Alford is backing him up at a freshman
-Thinks they're further ahead than they were the first year he was here. There's still some youth and experience out there that can cause problems.
-Said they're doing a nice job avoiding penalties so far this year, and that USC leads the nation in penalties. They've done a better job being a smarter football team...there wasn't anything penalty-wise that really hurt the team against South Dakota
-Said there's not a more competitive guy in college football than Theret, and that it has hurt him badly to miss the first two games
-He said he likes the way the linebackers have played so far, and thought the front seven did a pretty good job last week
-Mentioned there was a mistake on the bootleg play for a touchdown, and that there should have been a free man there to make a play for a three or four-yard loss
-Brewster opened by stating how disappointed again he was in the loss, saying they should have won the game, and just didn't. Also that the reality is they are a 1-1 team, rather than 2-0
-They have looked at the loss very closely, and have come up with a number of reasons why the team lost, and are now focused on USC
-USC presents a great challenge to the Gophers, and one the team is excited about
-He feels they left a minimum of 21 points on the board on Saturday
-He was pleased by how Adam Weber played on Saturday, but noted that he had two key turnovers in the game
-Defensively he was happy with how they played against the inside run, but not the defense of the quarterback
-They knew they were going to be inexperienced on defense this year, but that's not an excuse for losing
-Dom Alford will be back in the lineup this week, but not as a starter. He will back up Ed Olson at left tackle
-Kyle Theret will come back into the lineup as the starting free safety this week
-There will be no other depth chart changes for this Saturday
-Reiterated that Gray is not going to convert to being a full-time wide receiver...he still sits on the depth chart as the #2 receiver, and stated that in the future Gray will be future starting quarterback for the Gophers once Weber is gone
-On USC...a great deal of talent. Barkley is a great quarterback, and that he is moving around the pocket better than he has in the past
-Dillon Baxter is an exciting young player for them. He missed the opening game vs. Hawaii, but played well against Virginia
-Defense is big, physical, strong and fast
-It will be a good measuring stick for the Gophers to be able to play against USC
-He mentioned that the timing for Weber and Gray is getting better by the day, and that Gray is really having a lot of fun with the wide receiver position. He will continue to improve his route running as well as time goes on. He still is getting a lot of time in practice at quarterback, with Alipate running as the third quarterback
-On reviewing the film...containment and coverage were issues, with people out of position, particularly in the middle of the field. Lots of good things on offense, but left a lot of points on the field. The good news is there are a lot of correctable things, and the staff is working on them
-He noted he was disappointed for the fans, and had a great turnout from the student. "Our fans deserved a victory...they deserve a victory on Saturday." Said the fans are "starving for a winner" and that he's determined to provide a winner. Said that Saturday was not indicative of that process. Said that sometimes you have to take your medicine when you lose a game like Saturday's, when the team should not have lost
-Talk of the budget came up, with Minnesota last in the Big Ten for a football budget. Brewster's reply was that it was factual, and that the U of M has to look at the amount of revenue they are bringing in, and what's going out. Noted that it is what it is, regardless, and that they're not at a great disadvantage. He's got to maximize that money and do a better job with that. He finished that they do need to spend more on football and basketball, and that's a fact.
-On whether the budget is a sign of lack of commitment, he replied that they do need to spend more, but that you can't spend what you don't have. "We've had success at Minnesota, but if you want to have championship success, you've got to put more into the football program."
-"I can win with what we have...we should have beat South Dakota with what we have."
-Said that it was his job to win football games, and when they win more games, they'll spend more for football. Spending is a by-product of success
-On the process of adding more schools like USC to the schedule...the exposure on the U of M to play USC on national television is a huge positive, and that it's been good for recruiting. Kid want to play against good teams on national tv. He wants to continue to play one marquis BCS opponent every year, and that adding Nebraska and possibly going to nine Big Ten games won't change that. They will have a very demanding schedule regardless
-Said there's not a whole lot of a difference between a Pete Carroll coached USC team and a Lane Kiffen one. They are committed to running the football, but have great weapons all around
-He stated that the coverage units have been solid, and that there's a concern that Ellstad has missed three field goals. He's just got to get his confidence back on track, and that there is confidence in the kicking game
-On Ed Olson at left tackle..."really good." Says it says a lot that Dom Alford is backing him up at a freshman
-Thinks they're further ahead than they were the first year he was here. There's still some youth and experience out there that can cause problems.
-Said they're doing a nice job avoiding penalties so far this year, and that USC leads the nation in penalties. They've done a better job being a smarter football team...there wasn't anything penalty-wise that really hurt the team against South Dakota
-Said there's not a more competitive guy in college football than Theret, and that it has hurt him badly to miss the first two games
-He said he likes the way the linebackers have played so far, and thought the front seven did a pretty good job last week
-Mentioned there was a mistake on the bootleg play for a touchdown, and that there should have been a free man there to make a play for a three or four-yard loss
