Nebraska 10, #20 Oklahoma 3
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009
Memorial Stadium - Lincoln, Neb.
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On if anything was going to keep him out of the last series
“No, not at all. We play through it all. That is the nature that we want to bring in. That is what we want to pride ourselves on. We will do anything to get the win. That is obviously what we did.”
On what this win means to the program and the team
“To me personally, it’s a good win. It’s one that is expected in my book. We’re a great team and obviously Oklahoma is a great team, they played us tough. For me, that is part of the expectations. That is what I came here to do, play in big games and win big games. We’re not playing to lose; there is no point in playing then.”
On if he likes this style of play where the defenses battle
“I don’t mind it as long as we come out with the win.”
On the electric atmosphere
“The electric feel is amazing. I think our stadium is unique to that. It’s one of a kind. I’ve never really been in a place like that, whether it’s a big game or not. It’s the same crowd noise and they are always going to fight behind us. That is something why I love to play here, being able to hear that. I get the ?suh’ so that is added. It’s great to play under the lights and have the great crowd behind you.”
Nebraska Linebacker Phillip Dillard
On how it feels to beat his home state school
“It feels great. We went out there and the whole team played with a lot of passion on both sides, offense, defense and special teams. My little brother was over there (on Oklahoma) watching so I had to show him who is boss. It was fun. I didn’t get to play last year, so I had a lot of anger built up and I didn’t get to help the team last year. My teammates played a heck of a game.”
On what he said to his brother after the game
“I said you all fought hard, I’m sore but we got this one. He said we did, but he still has four years left.”
On what this game says about the defense
“It just shows the character of this defense and everyone believes in the system and the coaches and believes in each other. It’s not like a team, it’s like brotherhood, we’ve got each other’s back on offense and defense. Both played well, so did special teams with field position. The D-Line played amazing getting blocks. The D-backs were tough and it all tied in together.”
Nebraska Quarterback Zac Lee
On if it feels good to be back
“It feels good to win no matter how ugly that may have been. This is the best feeling I’ve had in football, to be honest right now.”
On why it is such a great feeling
“Just the way my teammates played and the way we hung in there as a team and kept fighting and the way we stuck by each other the entire game. We have some great guys on this team and we love each other. That really showed.”
On if he was surprised when they called his number to go in
“They always say to be ready just in case. They called my number and I was ready. I got a couple of throws in on the sideline. It was a pretty good situation to be in, honestly, being first-and-goal.”
Defensive Back Larry Asante
On how sweet this win feels
“I give them all the credit in the world. They're a great team. They challenged us, but it's a great victory and we needed it. It's going to carry momentum when we go down to Lawrence next week."
On how the defensive played today
"We knew we had to cause turnovers for the simple fact that we had to put our offense in great field position. All game we were just ripping at the ball and trying to get the ball out anyway that we could."
On how hard hitting the game was
"It was very hard-hitting game. Anytime we had a chance for the big hit we took it and they did the same thing on their part to. Overall, it was a great game."
On if how they disguised coverage's before the snap confused the Oklahoma quarterback
"Yeah, I think it did. We kind of disguised our coverage's so he didn't really get a feel for who was in a run fit, or what of coverage's we were running. It just kind of threw them off a little bit, which cause them to throw some ill-advised passes."
On if they knew they had their offense on their heels
"We knew we did, but we had to keep pressing because you have to respect the game of football. You never know what can happen, so we just kept our foot on the pedal and kept attacking them."
Nebraska Place-kicker Alex Henery
On the win
“It was pretty exciting to get the win for these guys. It gets us going again for these last three games, so it was good for us."
On if his heart dropped when he missed a fourth quarter field goal
"Yeah, I think everyone's there did for a bit. I just miss hit it."
On what happened on that kick
"I just pushed it."
On if he goes into a game like this knowing he might factor in the game more
"Yeah, as a specialist group we knew we were going to factor in the game with field position and we needed to put the points up when we could. We knew that it was going to come down to us and we squaked one out."
Nebraska Quarterback Cody Green
On if he got nervous
"No, it was an emotional game and I guess you could say I just got caught up in it I guess. There's really not much to it, big game, people do that."
On what specifically got to him
"Really, I don't think anything got to me. I guess they just needed another tempo with Zac. Hey, we got a W, so I'm not complaining."
On if it surprised him when he didn't go back in
"You know, why change something that's working. There's no need for doing that. Of course I wanted to go back in, but we were winning and we were holding the lead, so lets not change anything."