Highlights From Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns Football Press Conference Entering So. Miss
<blockquote><p align=justify><b>Bustle on the Idaho game</b>-
"It was a total team effort. The one play I was most disappointed in was the kick return for a touchdown. When I watched the film, we had a couple of guys that thought someone else was going to make the play. I thought the defense played with a lot of heart and played better in the second half than in the first half. Chester ran well and I thought our offensive line played well. Some other guys came in and they stepped up and played well. I enjoyed the blocked extra point and it will be on the highlight tape.”
<b>On Southern Miss</b>-
“I think they are the most athletic team we’ll play all year. They may not be as big in some areas, but they are athletic. After watching the film, our defense will have to play a heck of a game, get a couple of turnovers and keep the points down. They are an athletic defense that comes at you from both sides. I don’t know how they learn all of that. They make it from everywhere and they are really good at it and it presents a lot of problems for us offensively. If we can play an error free game, then we can keep it close."
<b>On the Cajuns’ two-game winning streak</b>-
“We’ve had three close football games. We didn’t find a way to win the first game. We found a way in the second game to win. In the third game, we came through in crunch time to win it. I know the guys are tired of me preaching on how to win.”
<b>On Chester Johnson</b>-
“I felt like he was running hard, picking good holes and then all of a sudden he puts one on the ground. I wasn’t about to take him out. I felt like he was working that night like a running back was supposed to, but I wasn’t afraid to put him back in the ball game.”
<b>On a Balanced Attack</b>-
“I think it is extremely important to have a balance between running the football and throwing the football. It took a lot a pressure off Jerry. We put in a couple of wrinkles that we thought could help us and it did. I just think there needs to be some sort of balance in your offense.”
<b>On Southern Miss’ Defense</b>-
“When you look at their film, you will see a nice run and then you will see three tackles for loss. You have to be very patient in order to have success. They have guys that play very physical. I think they are very aggressive and they live and die by the way they play. I think if you can be patient, I think you can make a couple of things happen for you offensively.”
<b>On Saturday’s victory</b>-
“I told them that I know you can’t forget what it feels like to win. You can’t assume anything. We don’t have a path of success that you can follow. We talk about it everyday and I challenge them everyday. We are finding ways to win football games. I didn’t feel like it should have been that close. We should have put some space between us, but we didn’t go the other way.”
<b>On Keeping Things Positive</b>-
“You have to manufacture things. I think that it’s not easy to be pumped up. It’s human nature. There were some Sundays where I didn’t want to get out of bed. I didn’t know what to say. I was trying to find several linings in the things we were doing. These young players can only be down so much."
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