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Jim Mora Postgame-UAB · Coaches Corner

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  Speaker 1: A lost last week at Rice. How did this performance
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  Speaker 1: in getting the win match what you would hope to
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  Speaker 1: see out of this team.
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  Speaker 2: Like I told the players after, I was just proud
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  Speaker 2: of the way that they responded to the adversity of
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  Speaker 2: the loss. You know, that was a very disappointing loss. Obviously,
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  Speaker 2: our third overtime loss on the road, and that can
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  Speaker 2: take a toll on you. And these guys came back Monday.
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  Speaker 2: I felt like they were refocused. I thought their energy
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  Speaker 2: was good. They had an excellent week of practice. You know,
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  Speaker 2: there were some things that we needed to improve upon,
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  Speaker 2: and we worked hard to do that, and then I
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  Speaker 2: thought we went out to Dan had a complete game.
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  Speaker 2: So I think it speaks to their maturity and their
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  Speaker 2: will that they could come out to day and perform
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  Speaker 2: the way they did.
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  Speaker 1: A lot of guys we can ask you about Skyler
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  Speaker 1: bell Is certainly yeah, Skyler bell Is certainly a top
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  Speaker 1: the list with three touchdowns, could have had a fourth touchedout.
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  Speaker 1: What do you I mean, what does he continue to
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  Speaker 1: deliver despite teams game planning against him?
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  Speaker 2: You know what he gets open, you know, and that's
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  Speaker 2: him executing within the scheme, you know, And then obviously
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  Speaker 2: Joe has great faith in him, but also guys run
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  Speaker 2: after the cat, I think is important, you know, And
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  Speaker 2: I'm sure you know he was really disappointed in that four,
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  Speaker 2: but you know that connection between those two is pretty
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  Speaker 2: fun to watch.
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  Speaker 1: On the defensive side, Cam Chadwick with three interceptions, came
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  Speaker 1: up with a sack as well. Obviously got a little
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  Speaker 1: banged up there at the end, but I mean for
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  Speaker 1: the bulk of the game, he was a rock back there.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, he's just steadily improving and for him to have
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  Speaker 2: a game like that today, I think verify validates all
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  Speaker 2: the work that he's doing. And you know, you get
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  Speaker 2: three interceptions in a sack in your corner, that's a
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  Speaker 2: pretty good day. And he's fine. You know, he bruised
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  Speaker 2: his hip a little bit, but you know he'll be
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  Speaker 2: back and ready to go next.
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  Speaker 1: Week, Week nine and week ten, game number nine and
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  Speaker 1: you get an opportunity to see Malichi griefs. So what
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  Speaker 1: has he done to earn an opportunity now towards the
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  Speaker 1: tail end of the season, just.
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  Speaker 2: Since the day he's been here. His attitude and his
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  Speaker 2: work ethic, and he's got a spark who felt like
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  Speaker 2: we need a little spark in the run game. So
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  Speaker 2: he saw she's Terrence there and some of the Wildcats.
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  Speaker 2: You saw she was Meach. Meach made a nice catchdown
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  Speaker 2: the sideline. You just got he's got to continue the
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  Speaker 2: catch to the ground. So that was properly rule. But
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  Speaker 2: we like the spark that he gives us. He's just
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  Speaker 2: been fantastic on scout team and we put him in there.
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  Speaker 2: He knows what to do and you'll see more of
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  Speaker 2: him now that we're in a situation we can play
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  Speaker 2: him without burning his red shirt.
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  Speaker 1: And last one give up a couple of touchdowns there
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  Speaker 1: in the second half.
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  Speaker 2: Wait, wait, wait, wait, Joe Figiano hit ten thousand yards
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  Speaker 2: career passing today. Did you know that?
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  Speaker 1: And his second twenty touchdown. We can keep you here
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  Speaker 1: as long as you're like, let's talk up. Let's talk
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  Speaker 1: about Joe too. Let's go to Joe before we He's
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  Speaker 1: yet to throw, he's yet to throw an interception this season.
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  Speaker 1: He's up over twenty touchdowns for the year. Just we're
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  Speaker 1: knocking on wood in the locker room. Yeah, what does
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  Speaker 1: he continue to deliver.
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  Speaker 2: Consistency in his approach every week and the preparation every
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  Speaker 2: week in his demeanor every week, you on game day,
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  Speaker 2: and a great decision maker during the games, you know,
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  Speaker 2: and he finds the open guy. I thought that he
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  Speaker 2: worked through some you know, early struggles with the two
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  Speaker 2: sacks and you know, maybe the greatest throw initially. But
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  Speaker 2: I think he just has a lot of I know,
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  Speaker 2: he has a lot of confidence in his offensive line
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  Speaker 2: and his his receivers and himself and the plays that
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  Speaker 2: are coming in from Gordy. And you know, he hit
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  Speaker 2: ten thousand yards passing today for his career, and I
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  Speaker 2: think that's really impressive.
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  Speaker 1: All right now, the touchdowns on the second half, the
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  Speaker 1: first couple of those were with a bit of a
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  Speaker 1: unique set up by the opposing line, the four down linemen,
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  Speaker 1: a couple of linemen spread out wide. So you know,
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  Speaker 1: is is thatdy a concern? Just what do you how
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  Speaker 1: do you read that?
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  Speaker 2: I mean, we won't I don't think we'll see that
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  Speaker 2: formation again. We were prepared for it. They just put
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  Speaker 2: three defensive or offensive linemen out there and just block
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  Speaker 2: Cam into like you know, the fifth row on that
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  Speaker 2: first touchdown. The second one's more concerning to me just
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  Speaker 2: because of the mistackles, you know, like we had the
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  Speaker 2: guy wrapped up, or we had a chance and we
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  Speaker 2: missed tackles, and you know, that's got to go away,
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  Speaker 2: and so we'll continue to work really hard on that
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  Speaker 2: to make sure that it does go away.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, thanks so much, can't wait for next week.
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  Speaker 2: Okay, thanks