"Another disappointing performance. We can't seem to get out of our own way." — Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson
"We don't value the ball very much. Four turnovers to none, you're not going to win many games." — Johnson
"Disappointing. Got one left. Try to go back, correct the mistakes. It's like a broken record. Same old, same old." — Johnson
"I've never had anything like this. I don't have any answers for you. I know people are frustrated. (Expletive) I'm frustrated." — Johnson
"All year. Pretty good for a series, then nonexistent for a series or two. No consistency anywhere. Of course, you can't keep turning the ball over, either." — Johnson on Tech's defensive inconsistency
"It's like I told our team. I'd love to be able to play a game where we didn't kill ourselves with turnovers and we put an offensive performance and defensive performance together for three or four quarters and see what happens. You've got to give yourself a chance to win. We don't give ourselves a chance to win." — Johnson
"I hope what they played for was just pride. Pride, and the commitment they made to each other. As far as playing for coaches, we're all in this together. Our coaches had to coach with pride. They had to remember the commitment we made to these young people, and that's what it was all about." — Miami interim coach Larry Scott
"The quarterback they brought in, when you watch him on film, he's just as capable. He has good feet, good hands, he makes good decisions. It didn't change." — Scott on how the game plan changed when quarterback Matthew Jordan replaced Justin Thomas
"In their offense, they're going to hit a run. They're going to get some yardage. That's their style of play. That's the option offense — you watch Navy, you watch Georgia Southern, they're going to get plays. They're going to hit plays. What you have to be able to do is be able to reset yourself, get to the next play and have the next-play mentality and understand that's where some of their yardage is going to come from." — Scott on defending the Tech offense
"For everybody, I think the wet ball makes it a little worse, but it was no excuse." — Jordan on the rain's effect on ball handling
"We have to just keep the faith. The way things look, things can change in a few seconds. We've got to keep the faith and just keep going." — defensive end KeShun Freeman
"I just know we missed a few tackles. I think we missed, like, four tackles. Those are things we just have to clean up and just do better at, make sure we tackle better." — Freeman on a 25-yard touchdown reception by Miami running back Mark Walton
"I did what I could. I just tried to make the most of my opportunities. Just dealing with the elements and trying to come up with a win." — A-back Clinton Lynch on his game (61 rushing yards and one touchdown and 51 receiving yards).
"Keep our heads up. Still got Georgia. And just don't quit." — Lynch on what Johnson told the team after the game
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