Bowling Green State University Athletics
BGSU-Akron Quotes
November 04, 2006 | Football
Nov. 4, 2006
AKRON, Ohio (BGSUFalcons.com) - Bowling Green postgame quotes from the Rubber Bowl after Saturday's game vs. Akron ...
BGSU Coach Gregg Brandon
"I'm proud of my team. We hung in there and played our guts out
especially after that tough loss last week."
"It came down to the last play of the game and you couldn't ask for anything else. We have to keep fighting and find a way to win."
"The official saw what he saw and made the call (on the offensive pass interference call in the final seconds)."
"We struggled to get off the field (defensively) in the second half. Their big offensive line just wore us out."
"I thought Anthony (Turner) stepped up in a big way. He was the face of this team today. We have talked about becoming a more consistent team, and we just weren't consistent enough today to win this game."
"We were knocked around by a physical and veteran offensive line. They moved us around today."
"The onside kick worked just the way we practiced it. It was agreat job, it was just what we planned."
"Corey (Partridge) was sick and in the hospital on Thursday. It tells you a lot about that kid. He showed up; he's a gamer. We just need more guys like him, and we have that, we just have so many key guys with three or four years left in the program."
BGSU Quarterback Anthony Turner
"We needed to bounce back this week and we didn't get it done."
"I had a mental block in the middle of the season (because of the shoulder injury) and it affected me and affected the whole team. Today I lost that block and came out to play. I needed to play relentless and not worry about it."
On the offensive pass interference call at the end of the game "I thought it was good, I thought it was a touchdown. The official made the call and we have to live with it and move on."
BGSU Wide Receiver Corey Partridge
(On spending a night in the hospital this week)
"I had a real bad pain in my stomach. They thought it was appendicitis, but they did some bloodwork and they found out it was an intestinal problem and they released me the next day."
"I'm having trouble eating and I have a sharp pain in my stomach that is real uncomfortable."
When you are on the field you do not notice it?
"Anthony came out today and played big. It's what we expect of him.
He is a great playmaker and really led the offense today."
BGSU Defensive Tackle Brad Williams
"It felt good to just get back on the field with my teammates."
"We knew coming into this game that they were big and physical. We just didn't make plays when we needed to make plays."
