Postgame Quotes
November 17, 2001 | Football
Nov. 17, 2001
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Rutgers vs. Boston College Football
Nov. 17, 2001
Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, NJ
Postgame Quotes
Boston College Head Coach Tom O'Brien
"We're excited that we got out seventh win today. It came a little easy for us early, and I think we may have lost our focus somewhere in the second quarter. But we got it back in the third quarter and played well enough to win. Hopefully the game next weekend in Syracuse will have a lot of meaning for our football program."
"You never want to learn how to play games like this. Teams like Florida State - top 10 teams - they learn how to play games like this so that's where we have to get to."
"Everybody wants to stop William Green. (Rutgers) put everybody up on the line of scrimmage and that gave us opportunities."
On BC QB Brian St. Pierre:
"I thought he was excellent. The two interceptions he threw were busted routes by the receivers. He's throwing the ball where he's supposed to throw the ball and they're not where they're supposed to be."
"We were the better football team today. They've been decimated with injuries and are playing a lot of young kids. Next year will be different."
Boston College Players
Sandro Sciortino, K, So.
"It's time for me to step up. I've been here for three years. I've been injured, and it's tough because you want to gain confidence, but have to wait for your opportunity at the same time."
Keith Hemmings, WR, Jr.
"I have friends on their team. You can tell how down they are about their situation. I feel bad for what they're going through."
"I think our team has matured so much and gotten better since the first game. I think last week showed it. People don't really give us enough credit for what happened last weekend. They say that Miami just had an off day. We played hard."
William Green, RB, Jr.
"It was just good to get back and join the team and just to be with the guys again. I'm honored just to be around in the locker room again and to be in the huddle with them again."
"I felt very rusty the whole game, and that's part of it. I'll have to work harder this week to get it back, and come back against Syracuse strong."
"We definitely know last week wasn't a fluke. The way we play around here is that every week on Sunday when we walk out of that tunnel, that's that. We forget about the game from last week. What I can say we do every week is we come out hard and we play hard. We play each opponent the same and give it our all every Saturday."
"Brian (St. Pierre) is having a phenomenal year thus far. He had a great game today. It's always good when one hand washes the other. I help him by running the ball, and he helps me by throwing the ball. As long as we get in the end zone, I really don't care."
"(Rutgers) has very good sportsmanship. It's always an honor to come down here and play these guys."
"I wouldn't say I feel sorry from (Rutgers). Just like any other team, you have to work hard and you have to fight to get to the top. Before Coach O'Brien got to Boston College, we weren't going to bowl games and doing the things we do. But through Coach O'Brien, the program has turned around. I feel that no matter what program it is, hard work and a good coach is going to turn it around. They definitely can make better things happen."
