Coach Cut Press Conference 11.15.11
Coach Cutcliffe discusses his team being out of bowl contention and their 5th loss in a row. The Blue Devils come home for Senior Day against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets this Saturday in Wallace Wade at 12:30 on the ACC Network. Duke Football has 20 seniors graduating including
K Paul Asack, S Matt Daniels, S Jeffrey Faris, WR Guillermo Freile, TE Ryan Hall, NG Charlie Hatcher, TECooper Helfet, OT Kyle Hill, RB Jay Hollingsworth, K Jeffrey Ijjas, P Alex King, OT Jon Needham, TE Danny Parker, TEGeorge Pearkes, LB Kevin Rojas, WR Preston Scott, K Will Snyderwine, S Josh Trezvant, WR Donovan Varner and CBJohnny Williams.
Duke has been practicing for the Georgia Tech offense since their bye week and will need to contain the high powered Yellow Jackets in order to get their 4th win and 2nd ACC win.
Coach Cut Press Conferences 11/8 and 11/9
Coach David Cutcliffe talks about the team’s performance in a lopsided loss to the Miami Hurricanes, the upcoming game against Virginia, and how practices have been tough since returning to Durham this weekend. Some important points:
- Cut says they have not “reinjured” anybody
- Went back to a Spring practice atmosphere to try and get the technique back
- Disregards the three-game winning streak against UVA. “I’m not a big believer in one season to the next”
- On Brandon Connette being out for the year: “He had a major shoulder separation”
Coach Cut Week Five Press Conference
Wednesday’s ACC Media Conference Call, featuring Coach David Cutcliffe. Thanks to ASAP Sports.
COACH CUTCLIFFE: I have been really pleased with the fact that we have gotten better over the last couple of weeks. Actually, we’ve gotten better each week all season, but started to play better.
The thing that I think pleases me the most is that we have gone right back out and had good Tuesday and Wednesday practices, and we demanded a lot from them and they have responded. Now we are getting ready to play quite possibly the fastest team that we have played. Might be the fastest team we play. A lot of speed on the field. Not just at receiver. They have got it at running back and they have got it at secondary and they have got it at linebacker and they have got it in their defensive front. That’s why they have got 15 sacks.
This is a very good FIU football team. We are going to be very challenged and we are going to have to continue the mode of improving to have an opportunity to win this one on the road.
Q. Wanted to ask you about T.Y. Hilton on their team. With a guy like that that can make an impact at receiver and return game, what’s best way to slow him down, and do see yourself kicking to him or away from him?
COACH CUTCLIFFE: We will kick it deep and cover kicks. He’s a guy that can burn you. They are averaging 30 yards at return. We do have alternative kicks. We have got style kicks and script kicks. We try to use directional kicks and we’ll try to pin him on a spot on the field and try to cover it. I think it you have to maintain your player’s confidence.
I don’t really want to give into having to kick it away from one but he’s very special. He’s very strong, not real big. Amazingly quick and fast, but extremely strong, and there are others besides him. Just a really talented football team they have got down there. Read more
