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Football ***** Postgame Press Conference Notes - UK vs. Florida *****

Jeff Drummond

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MARK STOOPS OFFICIAL POSTGAME Q&A:



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MARK STOOPS UK RADIO NETWORK Q&A:

* Any time you play like that, frustration sets in. It can get on you quick.

* We're not good at playing from behind, and we let them get up on us and get that crowd into it. Florida was good tonight. Give them some credit.

* If you told me before the game that DJ would only complete 7 passes, I would have told you I feel good about winning the game. But not for 260 yards. I've never seen that happen.

* The end of the first half, not getting it in and tying the score was a big issue. We had a chance to tie it up, and instead we go down 14.

* Asked how you get back to the level of play vs. Ole Miss and Georgia, Stoops said there's a lot of unhappy people in the locker room right now, but we have to look for solutions instead of getting angry. We have to play better. And it's a hard time to do it because we're getting some guys beat up. This was a very physical game. And it doesn't get any easier from here. I'm not worried about our guys. We'll continue to battle.

* Put it on me. The players are trying.

* Cut back on the penalties, but caught some bad breaks on a few plays. It felt like we were 6 inches, a foot "off" all night.

* It felt like there was a big gap in the physicality tonight. Haven't felt that way in a long time.

* Personnel changes, Tom Leach asks. We're playing our best, Stoops responds. Just need to get healthy and keep on working.

* We really worked hard this week, and the product didn't show it. Again, put it on me.

* I'm not down on them bouncing back, but I'm concerned just like the fans are about things we need to do better.
 
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