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These are the notes from the Tim Brewster press conference following the Gophers' loss to USC, and preparing for Northern Illinois...
-He thought the Gophers did a lot of things well vs. USC, and that there were a few plays that turned the game.
-Empathized with Dennis Green, in that we let em off the hook, and that they are who we thought they were, and that he said the Gophers kind of did the same thing (See Here: Dennis Green's Meltdown)
-Said that the team believed they were going to win the game, and played well, even though a loss is a loss. Added that it's no or more less of a loss than South Dakota, but it was disappointing in a different way
-Mentioned that the crowd was great on Saturday, and that in general it was a great college football Saturday
-Very excited to play on Saturday night at TCF Bank Stadium, and added that he believes that 7:00 games are the most exciting time to play. Brought up the excitement of last year's game vs. Michigan State
-Asked for thoughts and prayers for Northern Illinois head coach Jerry Kill, who went to the hospital for dehydration last week
-Compared Northern Illinois' defense to Middle Tennessee, and said they are a very solid, sound football team that has a history of defeating BCS teams. Mentioned they beat Purdue last year
-No changes on the depth chart on either offense or defense
-There are some considerations in regards to potentially changing some things up at the kicker position, but nothing for this week
-On playing USC again this year, he said there is no negative to playing the game again next year, and is excited for it. Talked about the number of recruits who were at the game last week
-He was pleased with the play of the defense last week, adding that Theret being in there helped, and also credited James Manuel for his play
-On Brock Vereen's first start, he said there were some things that "welcomed him to Big Ten football", and that it was a thrill for him to start against USC, as he grew up in southern California watching the Trojans
-On what Theret brings to the team, Brewster said leadership is the most important, as he's been through all the battles, and that he's a "No-Flinch Guy"
-On Kim Royston, Brewster said that he's going to be in full pads for practice on Tuesday, and that he's "champing at the bit to play." They want to make sure that the last step to getting back to playing in a game is going to be made at the right time. Again credited James Manuel for his play, and that he's going to be a great football player
-On Gray being more comfortable at receiver, Brewster said that he wasn't sure there was a better athlete on the field for either than him. He is improving on a daily basis at receiver while getting his work in at quarterback. Said they are asking a lot of him, but that he's able to do it. Credited him with doing a lot of things away from the ball, including away from the ball blocking
-On whether he's improving as a quarterback, Brewster said he's much further along in his opinion, and that his time at receiver is really going to benefit him, because he's active right now, and that being in game mode will be natural for him in the future
-On USC's pass defense vs. Minnesota's receivers, he said that Minnesota created some match-up problems, and that he was very happy with that
-On Matt Garin's play, Brewster said he's a good football player, and that he's not the biggest guy in the world, especially compared to USC's "giants." Said that Anthony Jacobs played well against USC, but that Jacobs is 300 points. Matt also did some things well in the game
-On Ellestad, Brewster said that "Eric Ellestad has been to every Gopher football game since he was five years old...five years old." Because of that, Brewster believes that's putting an unbelievable amount of pressure on him, and that he needs to find a way to get him to relax during the games
-He also points out that it's easy to kick in the practice facility, but it's much tougher under the lights when there's 50,000 people in the building
-With a more mobile quarterback this week, Brewster said they'll change some things on offense, and base them on making adjustments of how they played against South Dakota
-They need to run the football more and better, particularly on first down
-Duane Bennett was not 100% against USC with his sprained ankle, but that he should be back to 100% vs. Northern Illinois. Kirkwood will continue to get carries, and Brewster was very impressed by what he did vs. USC.
-Connor Cosgrove went home last night, and that he'll continue his chemo from home. It's a two-year process, but that it's amazing how much support everyone's giving him. When asked about what his symptoms are, Brewster said that he wasn't feeling well, and that he was sweating at night for about the past two weeks. He said most people have about 12,000 white blood cells in the body, and that Connor had 800 at the time. They began a very aggressive form of chemo on him at that point. He talked about how fired up Cosgrove was despite the aggressive chemo
-Then told the story of Nicholas, who's three years old and was just down the hallway from Cosgrove, and has a much more aggressive form of cancer, and how excited he was to meet Coach Brew, and that he was wearing his Gopher football helmet, shoulder pads, and jersey waiting for him when he got there the other day, noting that it puts everything in perspective in life
-Then brought up how much Coach Kill is going through, and Cosgrove, and Mike D'Antonio and other health issues people are having, noting that he's not going through anything compared to these other people
-Closed the presser by nothing that with all the other issues and distractions going on with the team, that he told the team to focus on football and just try and have fun this week
-He thought the Gophers did a lot of things well vs. USC, and that there were a few plays that turned the game.
-Empathized with Dennis Green, in that we let em off the hook, and that they are who we thought they were, and that he said the Gophers kind of did the same thing (See Here: Dennis Green's Meltdown)
-Said that the team believed they were going to win the game, and played well, even though a loss is a loss. Added that it's no or more less of a loss than South Dakota, but it was disappointing in a different way
-Mentioned that the crowd was great on Saturday, and that in general it was a great college football Saturday
-Very excited to play on Saturday night at TCF Bank Stadium, and added that he believes that 7:00 games are the most exciting time to play. Brought up the excitement of last year's game vs. Michigan State
-Asked for thoughts and prayers for Northern Illinois head coach Jerry Kill, who went to the hospital for dehydration last week
-Compared Northern Illinois' defense to Middle Tennessee, and said they are a very solid, sound football team that has a history of defeating BCS teams. Mentioned they beat Purdue last year
-No changes on the depth chart on either offense or defense
-There are some considerations in regards to potentially changing some things up at the kicker position, but nothing for this week
-On playing USC again this year, he said there is no negative to playing the game again next year, and is excited for it. Talked about the number of recruits who were at the game last week
-He was pleased with the play of the defense last week, adding that Theret being in there helped, and also credited James Manuel for his play
-On Brock Vereen's first start, he said there were some things that "welcomed him to Big Ten football", and that it was a thrill for him to start against USC, as he grew up in southern California watching the Trojans
-On what Theret brings to the team, Brewster said leadership is the most important, as he's been through all the battles, and that he's a "No-Flinch Guy"
-On Kim Royston, Brewster said that he's going to be in full pads for practice on Tuesday, and that he's "champing at the bit to play." They want to make sure that the last step to getting back to playing in a game is going to be made at the right time. Again credited James Manuel for his play, and that he's going to be a great football player
-On Gray being more comfortable at receiver, Brewster said that he wasn't sure there was a better athlete on the field for either than him. He is improving on a daily basis at receiver while getting his work in at quarterback. Said they are asking a lot of him, but that he's able to do it. Credited him with doing a lot of things away from the ball, including away from the ball blocking
-On whether he's improving as a quarterback, Brewster said he's much further along in his opinion, and that his time at receiver is really going to benefit him, because he's active right now, and that being in game mode will be natural for him in the future
-On USC's pass defense vs. Minnesota's receivers, he said that Minnesota created some match-up problems, and that he was very happy with that
-On Matt Garin's play, Brewster said he's a good football player, and that he's not the biggest guy in the world, especially compared to USC's "giants." Said that Anthony Jacobs played well against USC, but that Jacobs is 300 points. Matt also did some things well in the game
-On Ellestad, Brewster said that "Eric Ellestad has been to every Gopher football game since he was five years old...five years old." Because of that, Brewster believes that's putting an unbelievable amount of pressure on him, and that he needs to find a way to get him to relax during the games
-He also points out that it's easy to kick in the practice facility, but it's much tougher under the lights when there's 50,000 people in the building
-With a more mobile quarterback this week, Brewster said they'll change some things on offense, and base them on making adjustments of how they played against South Dakota
-They need to run the football more and better, particularly on first down
-Duane Bennett was not 100% against USC with his sprained ankle, but that he should be back to 100% vs. Northern Illinois. Kirkwood will continue to get carries, and Brewster was very impressed by what he did vs. USC.
-Connor Cosgrove went home last night, and that he'll continue his chemo from home. It's a two-year process, but that it's amazing how much support everyone's giving him. When asked about what his symptoms are, Brewster said that he wasn't feeling well, and that he was sweating at night for about the past two weeks. He said most people have about 12,000 white blood cells in the body, and that Connor had 800 at the time. They began a very aggressive form of chemo on him at that point. He talked about how fired up Cosgrove was despite the aggressive chemo
-Then told the story of Nicholas, who's three years old and was just down the hallway from Cosgrove, and has a much more aggressive form of cancer, and how excited he was to meet Coach Brew, and that he was wearing his Gopher football helmet, shoulder pads, and jersey waiting for him when he got there the other day, noting that it puts everything in perspective in life
-Then brought up how much Coach Kill is going through, and Cosgrove, and Mike D'Antonio and other health issues people are having, noting that he's not going through anything compared to these other people
-Closed the presser by nothing that with all the other issues and distractions going on with the team, that he told the team to focus on football and just try and have fun this week
