USC-UCLA Quotes
November 18, 2000 | Football
Nov. 18, 2000
UCLA head coach Bob Toledo:
"I am honestly very disappointed. That was a terrible defensive display. We let USC have the ball too much and they had too many conversions. We only had the ball four times in the second half. I am very frustrated with our defensive team."
"I thought we would get into overtime. We were already preparing for it, but they took the field line."
"Some of it is individuals, some of it is the technique of what we're trying to do cover-wise. We didn?t do a good job."
"It's the biggest game of the year, regardless of what people think. Some people said that it doesn?t mean anything but it does. It means a lot, at least it does to me."
"We are last in defense, we're last in conversions. We were playing very poorly defensively. We just didn?t play good."
USC head coach Paul Hackett:
"I remember two years ago saying that the one thing you have to do is to improve enough to beat the Bruins. The second win in a row is really sweet."
"At USC, how you do against UCLA and Notre Dame sets the tone for the season."
"This win is especially important because of how we've done this season. We didn?t point any fingers this year."
"Thanks to Palmer, McCullough, and MacKenzie, we were able to set up David Bell. I asked him after he missed the first field goal if we should put the freshman in. He told me that he wanted to kick the field goal and win it for us."
"That's a good UCLA football team. We spotted them seven points but we were able to come back. I think that our defense did a good job."
"Our offense came of age today. The offensive line gave Carson the time of day to make the plays."
"Today's game was season in itself. It was our bowl, our own season."
"This game is about these young men, playing UCLA and playing in a difficult environment."
"Sultan's growth in the past season has been incredible."
"I am proud of how this team stuck together. Our team pulled themselves up individually and as a team. This is how we needed to play and we need to finish the season this way."
