WMU vs. Toledo Post-Game Quotes

WMU Head Coach Bill Cubit

Thoughts on the game-

"The one good thing, the kids went out there and didn't quit. We got it to seven with about eight minutes to go.  With four minutes to go, we gave up a shot. We couldn't run the ball, when you become one dimensional like this, you're not going to win many games. Our tight ends didn't block very well, and when you become like this, it's hard. They were exhausted. They played hard. There's not much to say. We spent so much time this spring running it, and in the fall, and it isn't going very well. You think it's working here and there, but when you can't get a second and one and a third and one, it's discouraging, especially when you have good field positioning."

Thoughts on quarterback Alex Carder -

"The one sack, in the second half, that's not his fault. The first one, he needs to make a better decision there. The turnovers and interceptions, you can't ask a sophomore to go in there and throw 64 times. That's hard, it's a lot on his shoulder. He went out there and fought the whole time. The guy's dog tired. He had to drop back too much, we didn't give him any help. Again, the lost yardage plays, we gave ourselves no chance there. Even if you don't turn the ball over, you have to work through it, but we were behind 21-0. We still got there, we were a touchdown down."

On running the ball-

"We ran the ball more in the spring and in the fall than we've ever ran it. I have to go back and watch tape, some of it's just off the edge, we're not getting any movement, we're not breaking anything. So, the only time we ran the ball successfully is when we formation them, but that works once or twice, but then they figure it out. It's just not going very well."

Thoughts on the game-

"Regardless of whether it's working or not, I need to do better. If my team needs me to throw the ball that much, I need to do it and be successful. From the bottom of my heart, I feel like I let my team down.  Four interceptions is unacceptable, and I put them in a tough spot. The blame shouldn't be put on anybody else."

Thoughts on the game-

"Going off of what Alex said, our running game, we have to reach the goals that we set. I think it's coming along, but like Alex said, if we have to pass that much, us receivers have to make plays.  There were some plays in the first half I myself didn't make, and we put the defense in some bad situations. We need to make plays on third down, and make it easier on the defense. We haven't put the defense in a good opportunity."

On the defense-

"I think we missed a couple big plays. This is college football. The minor details will always be magnified. You have to be focused at all times. It's repetitive, but a couple plays hurt us, and we have to get better at defense for sure."

Toledo Head Coach Tim Beckman

On the overall effort:

"It's still a little sloppy in some departments, but it's still a 'W' and it's still a road win. I think a lot of people doubted we could come in and win two on the road. But we're still young, we still make a lot of mistakes, but I'm proud of the way we played."

On starting 2-0 in MAC play:

"It feels pretty good. The reason why we're doing so good is that we all go to class and learn about football and are not worrying about other issues. It's all about playing football. They're studying the game and doing those little things and that's why we're winning football games. It's a good feeling that now we got four MAC games at home and the next three will be pretty tough ones for us."

On the defense forcing six turnovers

"The credit goes to Paul Nichols and Michael Ward (co-Defensive Coordinators). They did a good job. We had seven sacks and our defensive front did a good job. The kids are playing hard, believing in the system, studying film and learning what they're supposed to do."

On RB David Fluellen:

"David's earned the opportunity to carry the football. He had a great preseason. He keeps getting better every time he touches the football."