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O c T O B E R 2 3 , 2 0 1 6 B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . c O M 7 C O A C H S P E A K • E X C E R P T S F R O M J A M E S F R A N K L I N ' S P O S T G A M E P R E S S E R Can you describe what this, you talk about the program, what can this do for this team, a win like this? You know, obviously these types of wins are important. To be honest with you, I don't really want to spend a whole lot of time thinking about the big pic- ture right now. I just want to soak this all in. I just want to enjoy tonight, and I told these guys in the locker room I want them to go out and enjoy them- selves tonight and I want them to make good choices and all that kind of stuff, but before you leave this locker room, nights like this don't happen o=en, so savor it. Stay in this locker room, turn the music up, and enjoy each other, be- cause there's nothing outside that locker room that is better than what we've got going on in that locker room right now. I understand the significance of beat- ing the No. 2 team in the country, a team that hasn't lost an away game in 20 games, a good football program, a great university. I get all that. But I just want to enjoy tonight, I want to enjoy it until tomorrow a=ernoon when we break the film down, because a=er that we've got to move on to the next game. I just want to enjoy this win for, what, seven hours, please. What did it mean to have Bell and Cabinda back on the field tonight? You know, there were a couple times you looked out there on the field, and we had four redshirt freshmen on the D-line all at the same time. I'm so proud of the growth, so proud of the de- velopment. Cabinda and Bell, getting those two guys back was huge. Their leadership, their poise, their playmak- ing ability was huge for us. You know, you look at Cam Brown, a true fresh- man, he blocks the punt. There were just so many awesome things that hap- pened out there. Our defense is unbelievable. I've been telling you guys for three years that this Brent Pry guy is pretty good, and he stepped up. I mean, we lost seven line- backers this year, for long periods of time, and our defense just kept grinding and grinding, making no excuses, and just playing. I've known Brent Pry for my entire coaching career. His dad was my offensive coordinator [as a player at East Stroudsburg]. I am so happy for that guy. I'm so happy for that guy and I'm happy for the whole defense. What's the atmosphere like in the locker room right now? I've been to some pretty good parties before, but there's no party like that locker room right now. … When the No. 2 team in the country comes in and it's a White Out, we've got an opportunity. Opportunity was knocking for us and we needed to open that door and an- swer.

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