USC Head Coach Steve Spurrier:

Opening Statement:
"Obviously, the little things here and there made us a loser.  We're going home losers tonight."

"The effort was there.  We're not sharp enough right now to beat a good team."

"It was there to be had, but we knew coming in the chances are we're not going to win them all."

"It was a game where we had the chance, but we couldn't get it done."

"It was a big-time atmosphere.  We enjoyed it, looked forward to it.  The fans here are super.  They're super all of the SEC.  It was fun, except for the end of the game."

USC Player Quotes:

Sidney Rice:

"I was glad to finally be out there, but, personally I think I could have done a couple of more things to help the team.  I could've caught the ball more or made a block on somebody. "

"Coach Spurrier is here now and he's a guy that's going to throw the ball.  We know he's a good coach, and we need to work a little more to get better."

"(Blake) Mitchell made a great read on the touchdown and found me in the corner.  The two-point conversion was open.  The ball might've been a little high, and I may have been a little slow getting out, but it was open."

Blake Mitchell:

"Sidney's a big guy that can go up and get the ball.  He's a guy I like to throw to."

"We made some mistakes, but we fought.  We had our chances, but we missed them."

Chris Tucker:

"I've been here forever.  I finally got a chance to show y'all what I can do."

Na'Shan Goddard (on Josh Brown's missed FG):

"I haven't seen him miss any.  But we still had a chance to win the game.  It wasn't his fault."

 

UGA Player Quotes:

Tailback Danny Ware (on Carolina's Defense):

"We knew everything about it.  We watched it the whole week."

Defensive Lineman Gerald Anderson (on beating Coach Spurrier):

"Anywhere I go, no matter where he's at, I never had a chance to beat him before.  This is my first time beating him and it feels great my senior year to beat Spurrier."