"We're still alive, baby! We're still kicking." (HA)
Proud of his players for playing hurt, Mac said:
"I'm proud of these guys for standing up. We have a lot of guys who are playing hurt, like (slotback) Greg Salas. He was about 80 percent (against San Jose State). He wanted to help the team. (Defensive tackle) Tuika (Tufaga) made, really, the game-saving play when he stripped the ball (from running back Lamon Muldrow in the fourth quarter). He's playing hurt. It's that time of year. Almost all football players are playing hurt. I don't give them any sympathy because I hurt every day. I'm just kidding about that." (HA)
About how the coaching staff believed in Shane Austin when Bryant Moniz could not play, Mac said:
"When the doctors told me Moniz wasn't going to play, we went right on to Shane, and believed in him. He was our guy. He threw for about 290 yards, and he didn't have any turnovers. It's the whole thing about football. The next guy has to step up." (HA)
Mac said that if Moniz is healthy he will start, but if not:
"we have confidence in Shane." (HA)
About how he made several leaping catches during the SJSU game, Jon Medeiros said:
"When the ball is in the air, hops come out of nowhere. My vert is not high at all. But when it's time to make the catch, make the big play, you have to put everything on the line, and get up for the ball." (HA)
About how they went for it on 4th down during two first half drives because they felt they were out of Scott Enos' FG range, Mac said:
"I didn't want to put him in a bad position. I believe in him at a certain distance." (HA)
About how he should have made his 31-yard-attempt in the SJSU game even though it was on the right hash (he is right footed), Enos said:
"I guess I hit it wrong." (HA)
About suggesting that they show the final 6 minutes of the 2007 SJSU game to their team last week, Rich Miano said:
" 'Chariots of Fire,' bro. You always look for something to motivate the guys." (HA)
About how video coordinator Chris Williams spliced video from the ESPN telecast of the 2007 game, Miano said:
"Unfortunately, we didn't have a good sound system. We should have gone to a movie theater and played it on surround sound." (HA)
About the challenge that Navy poses their team, Mac said:
"Now we have a big challenge with Navy. They're a well-coached, excellent football team. We're anxious to come home. Any time you can win on the road it's great." (HSB)
About how their team is coming together, Tuiaka Tufaga said:
"We're growing tighter as a unit, everyone's trusting each other, that's the way it's supposed to be." (HSB)
About causing the fumble by SJSU that ended their drive with just 47 seconds left in the 4th quarter, Tufaga said:
"We got off the ball, I saw the running back coming down my gap and I did my job. I was just trying to slam him to the ground and it was a plus that the ball came out." (HSB)
About why they didn't play Moniz in the SJSU game, Mac said:
"We tried to see if Mo could come back (for the San Jose State game). He could throw a little bit, but he couldn't throw deep, so we didn't want to take a chance." (HSB)
About the tough game that SJSU gave them, Mac said:
"(The Warriors) knew their record wasn't going to be indicative of how they played because it's San Jose State and our games are always competitive and it's because of Dick Tomey." (HSB)
About choosing to keep the FG that tied the game at 10 with 8:40 left in the 4th quarter instead of accepting the running into the kicker penalty that would have given them 4th-and-1 at the 11 yard line, SJSU head coach Dick Tomey said:
"It was a low-scoring, defensive game, and at the time we decided it was best to get the tie. Obviously you can always second-guess things, but I feel good about that decision." (HSB)
About the game-winning TD he scored in overtime, Leon Wright-Jackson said:
"The way the defense was lined up, I could foresee it was going to be a good play. I concentrated on catching the pitch from Shane, the blocks were there, Kealoha ran off his guy, and I just ran as fast as I could to the end zone." (HSB)
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