Tyrone Nix Quotations

We knew they were going to throw to them. But the bottom line is we had to force someone other than Brad Smith to beat us. We did that in the first half. We didn't in the second half.

Missed tackles. Probably all 11 guys at some point missed a tackle.

Of course nobody can be Brad but Brad himself. We'll see that firsthand Friday.

Carlos is doing better. He's got to continue to work on his tackling. The kid's very talented. He's just got to be consistent and learn what to do.

He's a guy that can make plays, and that's what we've got to do. We've got to get to the ball and make some plays. Instead of watching it happen, we've got to make it happen.

He's got the size and it looks like he has the tools. He just has to be consistent and learn all of his assignments.

I think what he did today showed what type of player he is. We knew he was a good player. We probably made him look better than what he was. But I've got to give them credit.

We just didn't make tackles. Bottom line was, we just didn't make tackles and contain as well as we did in the first half as the second half.

We just didn't make enough plays. We didn't force enough turnovers.

We had our chances to win. That's what's disappointing.

We will spy at times, and we'll have a lot of different people doing it. I don't think you can line up and use the same guy every time. Offenses are too good.

Some times bowl games give offenses a chance to go out and do some things they haven't done and shown all year. We've got to be prepared defensively to make adjustments early in the game.

It's easier to coordinate from the linebacker position because you're involved in a little bit of the run game and the pass game. It's more of a natural fit. That's the way I've done it before, the only way I've actually done it before. This past season we didn't want to adjust in the middle of the season. So we kept everything like it was.

Hopefully, Stanley will keep working and eventually get his weight under control and be the player we expect him to be. He has potential. A lot of guys have potential. But who knows until he pays the price and does the things we ask him to do.

Go recruit, go recruit. Kids know they can play early. It's evident we don't have enough guys.