From The Locker Room
11/2/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Recap?|? Final Stats
Michigan State vs. Michigan
Nov. 2, 2002
Michigan Stadium
Michigan State Head Coach Bobby Williams
On today's loss
"There's not much I can say about this game. I am quite disappointed. I thought we showed a little something in the second quarter, but other than that ... we couldn't stop them and we couldn't do much on offense."
On regrouping
"We'll just have to get through this night. We'll ride home, watch this game and move on to the next one (Indiana)."
Michigan State Player Quotes
WR Charles Rogers
"Michigan played a good game today. They played a lot of zone and I was doubled up a lot. I take my hat off to them - they played aggressive and deserved to win. In the first half we had them on their heels, but in the second half, they beat us to everything.
"It's tough losing like this to your rival. I thought the game would be closer, but it wasn't, so next week we just have to move on and prepare for Indiana."
RG Paul Harker
"From where I stand and the guys that I play with, no one is throwing in towel on the season. I don't believe anyone on this team is going to quit. Everything went wrong today and we didn't get any breaks, so there might have been some inexperienced guys not playing a 100 percent at the end of the game, but from what I have experienced, no one is going to give up. I don't care what the score is, you always have to give it your all and keep fighting."
LB Ronald Stanley
"As a defense we stopped the run today, but we just couldn't prevent the big play. And if we can't stop the big plays, we can't win. We just have to keep our heads up and get ready to play Indiana. We have three games left and we're going to give it our all."
SS Thomas Wright
"Today was an embarrassing loss, but I will never quit, and I don't believe anyone on this team will quit. Everyone is still listening to the coaches, now it's just a matter of going out on the field and performing. I plan on finishing these three games with a bang."
TE Jason Randall
"We had a good week of practice again and the same problems on game day - we cannot convert our practices to the playing field.
"Coach Williams is searching for people that are going to stick with him and keep playing."
QB Damon Dowdell
"I kind of feel like it is my fault but some things are out of my hands. I just have to take the good with the bad and learn from it."
LB Monquiz Wedlow
"There are a lot of us out there going all out. It is just always a couple of guys making that one mistake. The thing about it is, we have three more games left this season and we are not going to quit. We are going to keep fighting. It hurts to say we are 3-6 but we are never going to quit. There are a lot of us out there, especially seniors, hurting. I feel for them because this is their last go around and we are sending them out like this."
