Highlights from Richt's Pregame on UT

[Vols N Shocks]

“Their new quarterback, Nick Stevens, I studied that game a little bit more than the rest knowing that he was going to be the quarterback. I was very impressed with him. He would stand in that pocket. He would throw very accurately. He seemed to have no trouble whatsoever getting them in the right type of play. I didn’t really see any confusion. The only thing I saw I think once or twice was they jumped offsides and I don’t know if it was a different situation. But by now that shouldn’t be a problem at all and it wasn’t a big problem in the game for them, and I’m not even saying that’s why it happened, but that’s the closest thing I saw to having some kind of ill effect on the new quarterback. He was highly, highly accurate and just seemed to have a confidence about him; he’s not scrambling around looking like a guy who wasn’t sure what he was doing. He stood in there firm and he definitely delivered the ball and did an outstanding job. Apparently they thought he did too because they didn’t mess around deciding who’s going to start this game. There was no discussion about it. He did the job and I think they have a lot of confidence in him."

“It is obvious they’ve made a quarterback. We recruited the heck out of Jonathan Crompton. I think he’s a tremendous talent. I think he’s a very capable quarterback but for whatever reason they were struggling and they made a change and a lot of times that can be the spark that makes the difference. I remember when we were playing Colorado and Matthew (Stafford) was actually playing a pretty good game. Matthew was putting it on the money and we dropped about four, five, six balls. We made a change because we felt like we just needed to make a change not so much that Matthew was the issue, but for whatever reason it just wasn’t happening. We put Joe (Cox) in there and things turned and all of a sudden we looked pretty stinking good on offense that day. Good enough to come back and win the game. Sometimes a change can make a big difference like that and I’m assuming that’s why they did it. So far they’ve had positive results.”

“I think it’s a big game period. We realize it’s an SEC East game and we understand that we are always going to get their best. I’ve been here two years and lost the last two years we played them and they are able to put points up there. Defensively, that’s something you don’t want to happen so I think it’s always been a big game for us.”

“I think you realize what kind of team they are and I think the situation, especially last year, is kind of the same as far as us being ranked and them not being ranked. I think hopefully our team can be mature enough to know that it was the same situation last year. Hopefully we will be able to use that as a sign that we need to get up and get ready to play.”

His comments on Stephens were good, and his thoughts on Crompton being puzzled is similar to everyone else. Practiced great, great on paper, in the game just couldn't do it.

His comments on the game sort of surprised me though. He seems to be much more enthusiastic about talking about how good UT's roster is, than when he talks about how this game is a do or die situation for them.

Full article here: Richt on pregame vs UT

 

[herkyvol]

Mediaspeak.

 

[VOLnMiami]

He's a classy coach...Wish he would tell the truth however and get his nose out of our butts lol

 

[vollygirl]

If he's gonna be that nice, then heck, let's just give him Crompton.

 

[velovol]

He is a nice guy and that why he has not finished 1st.
He even dropped a heck in there. I think he is a young fulmer.
Bringing in loads of talent and doing nothing with it.
Emotionless in big games
Do terrible when the odds are with them, do good when they are forgotten about
Recruited Crompton (thats a little bit of a reach)