What Dan Lanning Said After Oregon Beat Arizona

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning met with reporters on Saturday following an enormous 49-22 win over the Arizona Wildcats. 

Beneath is a transcription of among the prime quotes from Lanning’s postgame press convention.

Opening assertion: “Actually pleased with our workforce and the best way they carried out tonight, been on the lookout for a whole recreation. Actually lots of issues that we will get higher at however I feel it is all the time arduous to go on the highway, compete on this convention. We talked about being battle examined this recreation, coming someplace and performing, and I believed our guys got here they usually carried out a whole recreation. Actually some moments like I stated that we wish again, however total our workforce’s getting higher. Coach Fisch has accomplished an incredible job with that workforce getting them higher and higher and excited to prepare for our subsequent opponent, UCLA.”

Query: “You stored the lid on most likely essentially the most proficient receiving corps you are going to play and included with shedding one among your prime cornerbacks earlier than half. How do you’re feeling about how the secondary did that?”

Lanning: “Yeah, I feel we obtained examined, we obtained some nice expertise. I feel these are actually good wideouts and a quarterback that does a superb job of distributing the ball. I nonetheless wish to see us be higher there. You already know, we obtained to have the ability to defend these pictures. We put these guys on islands at occasions we stated we’ll play man to man and see if we will maintain up and I believed we did. However actually nonetheless some moments for progress. We’re not going to vary the usual as a result of they’re good. Yeah, they’re good at wideout, however we wish to get higher there. Total happy with our efficiency although throughout the board.”

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Query: “Earlier this yr you talked about wanting groups to stroll off the sector not eager to play you guys once more. Seven touchdowns on the bottom, you’re feeling such as you achieved that sort of a mission along with your offense?”

Lanning: “I am unable to communicate to that. I do know that we have been capable of impose our will at occasions tonight and we’re capable of run the ball the best way we needed to run the ball and knock again. I believed our guys performed with physicality and that is what we have been on the lookout for. I positively assume we noticed that. I am unable to communicate to how they really feel.”

Query: “The theme continues the place you could have points you wish to see addressed and also you repair them. I do not assume there’s any penalties on the offensive line tonight. You needed to attach on some deep pictures extra effectively than final week. Why have been you higher in these sides and the way vital was that?”

Lanning: “On the finish of the day, you get what you emphasize. If we see a wart, we wish to go repair it. That being stated, there’s lots of issues that we will proceed to repair and it is arduous to be targeted once you attempt to be a jack of all trades. So, we have now to slender our focus what can we get higher at and proceed to search for alternatives to enhance as a result of we’re simply going to be enjoying higher groups from right here on out. There is a good workforce tonight we’re gonna play some actually good ones shifting ahead.”

Query: “The matchup in two weeks is one which lots of your followers are going to be actually anticipating. What’s your sense for sort of how succesful your workforce is correct now for sort of dealing with these circumstances which are going to come back once you win like this?”

Lanning: “I feel our workforce is admittedly excited to get again to work. I feel they’re actually excited to say okay, we’ll go to the physician on Monday, what can we get higher at? After which this week is every week for us to assault Oregon. We’ve all of the respect on the earth for the workforce we’re about to play, however the greatest workforce that we will have an effect on is us. In order that’s actually going to be our focus this subsequent week and our guys have accomplished a superb job at dealing with that.”

Query: “How do you deal with it bye week? Are you able to guys take any day off actually? Is it completely different than regular recreation week? Stroll us via.”

Lanning: “Yeah you do not play a recreation. Earlier than we ever stepped within the locker room tonight after the win we already had our schedule set. That is our plan we knew precisely what we’ll do. So it is positively a bit of bit completely different. We will get a yoga session in. We will do some restoration. However we’re additionally going to get some work and it is actually about good on good. It is actually not about your opponent. How can we enhance our workforce? However yeah Saturday we cannot play subsequent week. We’ll watch someone else play. Cost our battery a bit of bit. However greater than something this subsequent week we’ll have an enchancment plan for us to be higher.”

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