What Gary Pinkel said after Missouri lost at Georgia
Here’s what Missouri coach Gary Pinkel had to say after the Tigers lost 9-6 to Georgia in Athens:
Opening remarks: Well, it’s tough. We played a real good football team. Our defense played tremendous. Offensively, we’re still having our struggles as a team and I’m just real disappointed for our players because we played, in a lot of respect, good enough to win. We didn’t get it done.
Pinkel: "there's a lot of mistakes out there being made. It's very very frustrating. I still think we're a good football team."
— David Morrison (@DavidCMorrison) October 18, 2015
On the game’s low score:
Pinkel: "It was a night of defenses."
— Jacob Bogage (@jacobbogage) October 18, 2015
On the team’s offensive struggles: Just keep working hard. That’s all we can do.
Pinkel: "seems like they always had somebody unblocked. That's not very good."
— David Morrison (@DavidCMorrison) October 18, 2015
Pinkel: "We're not winning enough battles. We're not. That's frustrating." On o-line.
— Jacob Bogage (@jacobbogage) October 18, 2015
On the defense: They did a lot of good things. They’re an experienced group of guys and they’re playing really well. We’ve got work to do.
On Missouri’s first offensive drive, which started in the red zone but only resulted in a field goal:
Pinkel says MU had a snap problem and communication problems over 3 plays at the goal line to start the game.
— David Morrison (@DavidCMorrison) October 18, 2015
On Missouri linebacker Kentrell Brothers, who had a career-high 17 tackles:
Pinkel: "Kentrell is playing exceptional. Can't say enough. He's everywhere." Brothers has 96 tackles on the year.
— David Morrison (@DavidCMorrison) October 18, 2015
On Missouri quarterback Drew Lock, who only completed two passes in the second half:
Pinkel: "He seems fine, poised" on Drew Lock's mental state as a QB. Not rattled.
— Jacob Bogage (@jacobbogage) October 18, 2015
