Kentucky Head Football Coach Hal Mumme
On Georgia
“They’re ranked 15th in the nation. It’s a huge challenge for us. I’m looking forward to going down between the hedges – it will be my first time to do that. I know they will have a great crowd waiting for us. Its going to be a national T.V. game. Coach Donnan has done a tremendous job down there.
On Georgia QB Mike Bobo
“I’ve known Mike Bobo since he was a junior in high school – maybe a sophomore. His dad is the head coach at Thomasville High School. He is a coach’s son and a very heady player. He always got Thomasville to the playoffs. He has matured into a real fine quarterback. He makes good decisions, has a good arm, good feet and a great head on his shoulders. He has been doing what he is doing at Georgia since he was a sophomore or junior at Thomasville High.
On what makes the Bailey brothers good
“Size, speed, agility, hostility, aggressiveness and intelligence. Only that – if you get past those, they don’t have any characteristics that are good! The Baileys may be the two best corners we’ve seen all year. They are really great players. I remember them when they were in high school. They are just tremendous athletes.
On Georgia’s defense
“They’re more of a zone defense, but they will get in some man-free with you and press. They played a lot of man-free on Tennessee.
On Georgia’s offense
“Their running attack is similar to Alabama’s. They do a great job with the zone play and the stretch play. They have a stable of three backs who are very good. Their offensive line does a nice job. It will be real challenge for us. If they want to line up and just run at you they can.
On possibly winning two in a row.
“It would mean a lot to us. We need to do that. The players brought that up before I did. Obviously this is the only game we have this week, so we want to win it.
On bowl game
“It’s a goal. We thankful we are still in the hunt right now. It’s a legitimate goal for our guys, but we have four very tough ball games.
UK Player Quotes
Anthony White
On the Northeast Louisiana game
“We came out and tried to establish the run.But during the first half the safeties would run up and try to stuff the run whenever the ball was handed off. That helped the passing game tremendously. As long as we get the victory, I don’t care who gets to carry the ball.”
On the upcoming Georgia game
“This is a big game for us. It’s on the road versus a ranked opponent. We need this because we need to get two in a row and get some sort of streak going. It could be a big game for us in the perspective of getting to a bowl, which is our goal.”
On the confidence of the team
“We have the confidence to go and win games. We have proven that we can run the ball. We have proven that we can pass the ball. We just need to stop the penalties and mistakes in execution that stop us.”
Kevin Coleman
On the confidence of the offense
“Coach Mumme told us to believe in ourselves and the system. We now know what we can do, so we have no doubts in our abilities. In this offense we are in positions to make big plays all the time.”
On ‘bowl fever’
“We try not to think about it. We have to take it one game at a time. It would be nice to go to one, but we just have to take one at a time. Hopefully it will come out on our side.”
On the upcoming Georgia game
“They’ve got a great tradition down there. Last time we were down there it was real low-scoring. Now we have this high-powered offense that can put points up on the board. Hopefully our defense can make some plays and get some stops.”
Marvin Major
On getting ready to play Georgia
“The win against Alabama boosted the team’s confidence. It let everybody know that we can score a lot of points. It is making us feel goodgoing in to play Georgia because they are having a phenomenal season. It is making the showdown a little bit better.”
Will he predict victory like he did against Alabama?
“I think Coach liked it when I predicted that victory against Alabama because it made us play a lot harder. I think he wished that I predicated one against South Carolina. I am going to retire 1-0.”
On the team’s goals
“Our number one goal is to get two victories in a row because we have notdone that. That is what everyone was talking about after the game. We need to stop this roller-coaster ride and keep winning. We need to win this game and break the win-loss-win-loss streak.”
Jeremy Streck
On bowl games
“Winning a bowl game is one of our main goals. In years past we were out of the bowl picture completely. It is a big difference now. I want to win a bowl game more than anything. We would like the seniors to leave on a good note.”
