Nebraska vs Northwestern Postgame Press Conference Notes

[mikefitz7]

Pat Fitzgerald

• Says defense saved the game in the first half
• Approached this year with a thankful mindset for the opportunity
• Bajakian noticed Brandon Joseph's talent
• Credits Ramsey for bouncing back from two early picks
• Told the kick return team they needed to spark the offense to start the second half
• Says Bowser did everything he could to play, but the coaching staff decided to play it safe
• Very proud of how the defense responded to the pair of pass interference calls on Nebraska's second-to-last drive

Players

• Peyton Ramsey says the offense was focused on chipping away one play at a time in the second half
• Riley Less says he's happy about the depth in the receiver room
• Brandon Joseph says the defense goes into half knowing the game isn't over and need to make changes to continue to play well
• Both Joseph and Chris Bergin say they don't worry about penalties because "you can't score a touchdown on a penalty"
• Bergin says the defense takes a red zone drive by the offense as a personal challenge to hold the other team to three points or less

 

[DaCat]

Pat Fitzgerald

• Says defense saved the game in the first half
• Approached this year with a thankful mindset for the opportunity
• Bajakian noticed Brandon Joseph's talent
• Credits Ramsey for bouncing back from two early picks
• Told the kick return team they needed to spark the offense to start the second half
• Says Bowser did everything he could to play, but the coaching staff decided to play it safe
• Very proud of how the defense responded to the pair of pass interference calls on Nebraska's second-to-last drive

Players

• Peyton Ramsey says the offense was focused on chipping away one play at a time in the second half
• Riley Less says he's happy about the depth in the receiver room
• Brandon Joseph says the defense goes into half knowing the game isn't over and need to make changes to continue to play well
• Both Joseph and Chris Bergin say they don't worry about penalties because "you can't score a touchdown on a penalty"
• Bergin says the defense takes a red zone drive by the offense as a personal challenge to hold the other team to three points or less

Hey Mikey, did Coach Fitz call you out for predicting a Neb win?

 

[corbi2961]

Hey Mikey, did Coach Fitz call you out for predicting a Neb win?

Not just a win, he predicted a blowout. Mikey has a lot to learn about NU football.

 

[zbag51]

Not just a win, he predicted a blowout. Mikey has a lot to learn about NU football.

I’m sure it was just to give the team some bulletin board material, he knew all along

 

[pawildcat_rivals209725]

NU wins aren't always pretty, but I love the way Fitz's teams scrap. That's the sign of good coaching.

 

[DaCat]

NU wins aren't always pretty, but I love the way Fitz's teams scrap. That's the sign of good coaching.

Another sign of good coaching is minimizing the self-inflicted penalties like false start by the offense. Frosty's team is still waiting to get good coaching in that phase of the game.