'I am very disappointed': UC blows 21-point lead, loses to Pitt 28-27

yeah I was just first of all very disappointed obviously in the outcome of that game I think you know for three and a half quarters our guys played outstanding um did some really good things you know got had a what was a 20p point point lead I think at some point there late in the third quarter um and then didn't didn't obviously didn't play well did not finish um and it it really it really was all three phases uh you know you can pinpoint some things you know right before half um nice drive we get down we got a knock down the field goal you know we missed a 20 20 some yard field goal got to knock that down then they go down um thought they thought the first half was over they put one second back on the clock and they knocked theirs down it was a six-point swing right before half obviously disappointing um you know in the fourth quarter uh they hit a couple big plays they got isolated they running back on one of our linebackers and hit a pass play that that went to the house um you know obviously don't want to put our kids in those type of situations um and and then offensively you know we we gave up a sack and a pressure there the last two drives um you know potentially going forward on the fourth and three there thought okay let's pin him back um and make them have to drive the drive most of the field to try to kick a field goal um it was everything was going inord to plan until the fourth and four and then they they called a penalty uh on one of our D linemen saying that he was um you know acting like he was calling a Cadence or something you know whatever they call that um and you can't hear a d lineman because our stadium was Extremely Loud on that fourth and four I mean you can't hear anything and as I don't even know what the time was probably minute and a half um on Fourth and four and they want to call that and bail them out and give them a first down and then you know and then they get down and and able to kick a field goal um so there was a couple things like that that happened that was very disappointing we get a holding call in the first half when we hit a completion there inside the 10 they call it holding uh by the same guy that called this this this penalty um you know so very disappointed u in some of those calls there to say the least and uh because they're affect they affect the games you know and and you guys are our guys are making plays out there and then all of a sudden we get bailed off they get bailed off the hook so um then having said that you know I mean they they did enough to win the game I think offensively you know we had the ball shoot 36 and a half minutes um trying to keep their offense off the field thought we did a good job with that third down conversions we were pretty solid for the most part throughout the game um you know I thought Sor we handle their pressure well if you watch most I mean they they pressured a lot today I mean most of the game we we got rid of the football most of the time except there toward the end of the game um thought Conor ran his butt off today um you know again that's back to back years he's really ran hard against against pits defense which is really good and I thought thought Fletch punted the ball good today again had another another another great day so um you know very disappointed in this but but very upset as well and you know I told our guys in the locker room you know learn from this but but but we can't make this another negative tomorrow when we get ready for Miami this week did you get an explanation on coron's helmet coming off on that play no they didn't I didn't hear anything on that didn't hear anything what they said you had a second and one take Cory off the field put Evan in loses two yards and then you throw what was the motivation behind that kind of taking out your Bell cow in that situation could get a first yeah well I mean I think it was an RPO right there so it could have been a run or pass on that particular play um and for the most part he was really good s really good at that and um you know there in the fourth quarter we missed missed we missed two of those that you know whatever decision we made should have made the other one but you know it's the course of a game you got you got to make the right decisions you know but um but yeah obviously Cory you know he's a bell car we got to continue to get him the ball and and let him go to work and he because because he did he played a great game he broke a lot of tackles today and had some big long runs for the second week the offensive numbers in the first half and the second half were were different was that by Design on your we're trying to get what they're doing yeah we're trying to get some plays I mean they made some adjustments in the second half as I mentioned earlier the couple of pressures that they brought they got to us there in the last two drives um and you know they were playing a different coverage behind which was different what they done all day you know and and but we didn't have the right protections um and really in both of those third downs and that that's on us um not it's not our players we got to do a better job with getting in the right Protections in order to give our give our quarterback time to make the throw because we got guys there we just didn't have time all offseason and leading into the season whether it's your staff the players they talked about protecting n protect home home field when you go up against a rival they come in here and they call it an upset against you guys how do you flip that page as quickly as you need yeah we have to you know yeah I mean we played played a really good game up to the last you know 10 minutes eight minutes um and they their kickers really good he knocked all all his field goals down today and and they were they were solid um and you know but we have to learn from the things that we didn't do well I mean it's you know there was a few plays out there as I mentioned earlier that that probably ended up costing us the game and and um you know we we got to learn how not to make those mistakes and get better with them and um you know get and get get the win get over the top we got to learn how to finish these games um you can't let this game continue to affect us I don't this group right here I mean they were great in the locker room right there you know um you know with our leadership in this team um they're doing the right things um we'll we'll continue to come together and and and come out and play much better next week you mentioned the officiating but beyond that the details whether it be missing a field goal or penalties going down the stretch how do you clean those up in time for Miami well we just got knocked down the field goals I mean that was that was basically an extra point you know but and he knocked down what a 50 some yard which was a great operation and it's not always on the kicker like that the the short field goal you know the snap was was a little bit off and the hole was off and the laces were right where he was kicking I mean so it's not just the kicker I not not throwing him under the bus there a total operation there when you got snap hold and kick um but we got to clean that up because we've missed two you know in in the first two games and um you know and then the penalties I mean that's obviously we we don't want any penalties I mean I think we're playing pretty solid with the penalty uh with the penalty in the penalty game um but but that was obviously a costy one at Fourth and four um you know again that that's a huge moment to be calling that that particular penalty in my opinion I know that this yeah I mean it's you know it is a good rivalry were the two teams are not too far away and they used to you know used to play every year and it is a great rivalry I mean there's two evenly matched teams I thought last year and this year um you know we recruited a lot of the same players um you know it's you know one they're in the ACC we're in the Big 12 so there's just a lot of rivalry back and forth with that and I think it's a fun game our our guys our fans I think our players they they they get up for this game it's it's a fun atmosphere either there or here um you know so you know it's one of these these games that you know I think it you remember back to some of the past history games of the game so um but you know we're moving forward we're in a new league now and you know moving on to the Big 12 it kind of seemed like Desmond Reed was basically doing whatever he wanted in the run and pass game how do you scheme around such a Twitchy guy like that and why weren't you guys able to make the necessary adjustments to stop him yeah I mean he's he's he's a good player I mean he he's he's uh he's he's low to the ground he's got great Center gravity um he he'll make you miss but he also has long speed I mean that's the thing that's what makes him special is the fact that he sometimes when you get some low Center gravity guys they're quick right here but they don't have the long speed he's got both and he's got good hands too um you know he's you know had 150 yards and right there with Cory with 149 uh you know the difference was him was really the long cut he had a touchdown catch the 56 yard touchdown that to me was the big difference in the game I thought I thought uh for for the way he played because I thought we you know we tackled him well and and tried to hem him up which you know you can give up some yards I don't we don't mind giving up yards just holding him to um field goals you know which I think we did a great job there until the fourth quarter yeah Dante man just just first of all just a first class individual I mean he is a great person uh with a big old heart um does things right he cares about people um he's the kind of you know he's the kind of person and player that barette fans love because he does things that way um is the kind of kind of person that we want to have on WE a bunch of Dante corleon on our team just because the way he handles himself um but having him out there was outstanding you know just for our players and for him too and his psyche um he's worked really hard to get to this point in his career and to be able to have him to go out and play today was awesome um you know obviously go back and look and see how he play but certainly he made some an impact you know and and was getting some pressure tackled a running back several times in the back field so um man we love Dante and love having him out there just from I know you have to still go back and watch the tape but still speaking on Dante did you notice how Pit's offense was different than maybe I guess C approached you guys because Dante was on the field you know I don't know if they they really changed a whole lot I think they they pretty much ran do what they do you know with some inside Zone stuff some counter um it's going fast and it's trying to throw the ball out and spread it out um you know I think they still continue to try to do that I thought I thought really um you know for three quarters we kept the ball away from really really good and kept them off the field um and and we didn't do that in the fourth quarter offensively that was the issue you know we again we could we got off the the third downs we did we were doing good on third down until that fourth quarter that was a big part of the game to to stay in there um you know they are they're a talented offense to be able to go fast they completely different than what they have been in the last few years you had another roughing the passer penalty that led to another pit touchdown what can you do to prevent that besides just telling them to not yeah I mean our guys are rushing the guy hard you know he's outside the pocket they're going to hit him you know I I thought again I thought it was a questionable call I thought he's letting the ball go we push him in the chest I mean he calls targeting obviously they go back and look it wasn't targeting but he still kept the the roughing penalty on I mean you know you know obviously you know they want you to stay off the quarterbacks but the guy you guys saw him he ran around all all day today and he bought a lot of time what do we I mean so he's out of the pocket again so we're trying to go get him to throw the football he does throw it we push him right here and we get called roughing you know I you know I it's a fine line there we're g our kids are going to play hard hopefully we won't have any more of those but we're going to play hard and we got to get the ball you know out of his hands Minkin had a big interception in the red zone and in the second half he didn't see many snaps was there anything like injury wise um what that decision he got dinged up and could not come back in and uh not sure of the injury I just know they said he was out and could not come back in I think it happened right before halftime so he didn't play in the second half um but you know he again he was out cheering his guys on he couldn't play but he's on the sideline he's trying to pump them up cheer him on help coach I mean it says a lot about him and the rest of our guys that that tried to you know stay in the game and and and really pump the you know pump the guys up they that when they wasn't playing