Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen discusses ASU fiasco
Sep 16, 2013, 6:05 PM | Updated: 6:06 pm
It’s completely understandable that Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen is a little upset about what transpired at the end of his team’s 32-30 loss to Arizona State Saturday.
As far as the coach is concerned, his team got the short end of the stick when the officials seemed to lose control of the situation, allowing the clock to run out before the Badgers could attempt a game-winning field goal.
The Pac-12 released a statement about the ordeal, saying it has reprimanded the referees who were involved, but that does not change the outcome of the game.
The coach spoke about it all during his weekly press conference Monday, and here is some of what he said.
Andersen: “At the end of the game… bottom line is we're looking for accountability & the opportunity to let kids finish the game” #Badgers
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Andersen on end of game: “It's thought-out. It's a process. It's practiced many times. We handled it well. There was 18 seconds left”
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Andersen on Stave's kneel-down at ASU: “Let's make it clear. He took a knee. By rule, he doesn't have to take a knee” #Badgers
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Andersen: “Putting the ball on ground is to allow the officials to get the ball spotted quicker” #Badgers
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Andersen: “This was different. You can't say we had a chance to execute and we didn't” #Badgers
— Badger Football (@BadgerFootball) September 16, 2013
Andersen on Pac-12 statement: “It's accountability, which at the end of the day is what we asked for” #Badgers
— Badger Football (@BadgerFootball) September 16, 2013
