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Sid: you played Penn State as good as anybody. Iowa almost beat Wisconsin.
TC: lot of parity. we're not that far apart. never know what's going to happen. play hard, play for 4 quarters, do things right, and have an opportunity to win. We started well yesterday, hit a point where we had trouble stopping the run. In the end, our offense went down the field on last series and gave us opportunity to win. didn't give up - kept fighting.
Sid: background on Carpenter?
TC: a walk-on. lot of people don't like to put money on kickers. done a tremendous job. gotta have short memory. put it through the uprights. had a good year.
Sid: is he on scholarship?
TC: not yet. we'll do what we can to address situation after season. it all comes down to counting, if we have space for it.
Sid: what happened to punter? bad punt led to TD.
TC: gotta be ready when you're called on. left us with short field. that hurt us. he's talented - had good kicks before. gotta do it every time.
Sid: no-huddle offense (by Rutgers)?
TC: some of that QB running game, unbalanced sets. got to be on toes - make sure you have leverage. not the easiest thing in the world. things we can do to improve. lot of people going to that type of offense - unbalanced stuff. causes issues. I thought we made good adjustments in 2nd half. gotta avoid turnovers on offense.
Sid: surprising - 3rd-and-1's couldn't make.
TC: give up INT for TD - four short yardage plays didn't get done. going to have to look at changing cadence. they (Rutgers) were moving defensive line late, right before snap. got to get better at (adjusting). If we want to finish season strong, have to be able to get those (short-yardage) downs.
Dave: got up 21-3. (did team get complacent?)
TC: I was pretty agressive at halftime. missed tackles after we got the big lead. miss a tackle and 3rd & 7 becomes 3rd & 2. hit a span where 1st and 2nd guy was missing. I think we relaxed a little bit. They (Rutgers) kept playing hard. We acted like we thought they would fold. Good to get out of gate early - need to sustain energy.
Sid: O-line people hurt?
TC: our biggest concern. have to play kids who aren't ready to play. do what we can to get guys back. next guy up. if you get put in game, we expect you to get job done. need a couple guys to step up.
Dave: Lingen?
TC: we'll find out this afternoon.
Sid: only 17 scholarships (available for next year)?
TC: we can oversign by 3 - puts us at 20. we're a young team. lot of FR and SO playing and playing well. we had SR's make mistakes. I expect them to bounce back. Fun to look out and see all those younger guys playing. Got to find right 17 guys who fit in with what we need.
Sid: redshirt squad?
TC: some talented kids. we'll address where they're at after season. right now, concerned with getting ready for games. they're (redshirts) concerned with scout-team stuff during season. once season gets over, see how their roles fit.
Dave: targeting?
TC: part of that rule - got to be something that covers for (hits that are) unavoidable. tough situation. throwing kids out of games. I hope they'll look at it. (with Lynn out for 1st half of next game) Young guys going to have to work on playing in box - Coughlin and Martin to get through 1st half.
Sid: inexperienced secondary?
TC: try to do things those kids do best. for most part - gave up 26 points - they (Rutgers) had nice 90-yard drive. we muffed a punt - defense held them to a FG. allowed us to go down and kick FG to win. Hopefully we'll get a few kids back.
(FWIW - after Claeys' segment done, Dave took a text question from someone complaining about "accepting mediocrity." Next caller was complaining about play-calling and Leidner's play.)
Sid - if you go back to start of Jerry Kill's tenure, this was worst game Gophers played.
TC: lot of parity. we're not that far apart. never know what's going to happen. play hard, play for 4 quarters, do things right, and have an opportunity to win. We started well yesterday, hit a point where we had trouble stopping the run. In the end, our offense went down the field on last series and gave us opportunity to win. didn't give up - kept fighting.
Sid: background on Carpenter?
TC: a walk-on. lot of people don't like to put money on kickers. done a tremendous job. gotta have short memory. put it through the uprights. had a good year.
Sid: is he on scholarship?
TC: not yet. we'll do what we can to address situation after season. it all comes down to counting, if we have space for it.
Sid: what happened to punter? bad punt led to TD.
TC: gotta be ready when you're called on. left us with short field. that hurt us. he's talented - had good kicks before. gotta do it every time.
Sid: no-huddle offense (by Rutgers)?
TC: some of that QB running game, unbalanced sets. got to be on toes - make sure you have leverage. not the easiest thing in the world. things we can do to improve. lot of people going to that type of offense - unbalanced stuff. causes issues. I thought we made good adjustments in 2nd half. gotta avoid turnovers on offense.
Sid: surprising - 3rd-and-1's couldn't make.
TC: give up INT for TD - four short yardage plays didn't get done. going to have to look at changing cadence. they (Rutgers) were moving defensive line late, right before snap. got to get better at (adjusting). If we want to finish season strong, have to be able to get those (short-yardage) downs.
Dave: got up 21-3. (did team get complacent?)
TC: I was pretty agressive at halftime. missed tackles after we got the big lead. miss a tackle and 3rd & 7 becomes 3rd & 2. hit a span where 1st and 2nd guy was missing. I think we relaxed a little bit. They (Rutgers) kept playing hard. We acted like we thought they would fold. Good to get out of gate early - need to sustain energy.
Sid: O-line people hurt?
TC: our biggest concern. have to play kids who aren't ready to play. do what we can to get guys back. next guy up. if you get put in game, we expect you to get job done. need a couple guys to step up.
Dave: Lingen?
TC: we'll find out this afternoon.
Sid: only 17 scholarships (available for next year)?
TC: we can oversign by 3 - puts us at 20. we're a young team. lot of FR and SO playing and playing well. we had SR's make mistakes. I expect them to bounce back. Fun to look out and see all those younger guys playing. Got to find right 17 guys who fit in with what we need.
Sid: redshirt squad?
TC: some talented kids. we'll address where they're at after season. right now, concerned with getting ready for games. they're (redshirts) concerned with scout-team stuff during season. once season gets over, see how their roles fit.
Dave: targeting?
TC: part of that rule - got to be something that covers for (hits that are) unavoidable. tough situation. throwing kids out of games. I hope they'll look at it. (with Lynn out for 1st half of next game) Young guys going to have to work on playing in box - Coughlin and Martin to get through 1st half.
Sid: inexperienced secondary?
TC: try to do things those kids do best. for most part - gave up 26 points - they (Rutgers) had nice 90-yard drive. we muffed a punt - defense held them to a FG. allowed us to go down and kick FG to win. Hopefully we'll get a few kids back.
(FWIW - after Claeys' segment done, Dave took a text question from someone complaining about "accepting mediocrity." Next caller was complaining about play-calling and Leidner's play.)
Sid - if you go back to start of Jerry Kill's tenure, this was worst game Gophers played.
