Dan Lanning's Oregon Ducks Survive at Wisconsin: "We Can Handle Critical Moments."
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00:00We had a mindset when we entered that game, what that song was gonna mean for us.
00:07And what our reaction was gonna be to it, kind of like Pavlov's dog, right?
00:11When you hear that song, it means it's time to go.
00:13Didn't know what it would look like in that moment, but
00:15that was what we were looking for from our team.
00:18Right, right.
00:19Do you feel like that moment gave you the extra energy you needed,
00:22driving the track by the game?
00:23I think there was a lot of moments stacked up in this game that were
00:26the difference, right?
00:27It's always about the next play.
00:28For us, it came down to every single play that mattered tonight.
00:31So I don't know if it was that moment, but
00:33I know I love that team that's in that locker room right there.
00:35I know they fought their ass off tonight for a tough game against a constant team
00:39that came ready to play.
00:40They played some great D tonight, and they stifled us.
00:44They held us back there.
00:47But for us to do just enough to win, I'm really pleased with the guys in that room.
00:51From right here, speaking of lockdown defense, was some of the confidence to go
00:55for the fake field goal just because of the way your defense had been playing?
00:57That and knowing it'd be a long field for them.
01:00We felt like the look was there.
01:01I mean, they had three to the side.
01:02I think he got tripped up, and we're about a half yard short.
01:05You could certainly take the points there, but then a touchdown still costs you,
01:08and you'd still lose.
01:10Now, obviously, a field goal ties it.
01:12But we've been aggressive before.
01:14We were gonna be aggressive in that moment.
01:16Right in the middle, James.
01:17And to get the interception after that from Mateo, and again,
01:20we don't have Jordan with us.
01:22What has he meant all season, but particularly in these games,
01:25that Jordan has been here for, honestly, for tonight and what Mateo's meant?
01:28I think everybody's taken notice of what kind of player Mateo is, and
01:31really just the entire front put on, did a great job tonight.
01:36And Mateo certainly has shown the ability to be a great player for us, and
01:40he gets better and better every single week.
01:41And he'd be the guy to tell you that it's about the people around him.
01:44It's about the coverage that existed on that play to create that.
01:46It's about the batted ball that was in the air that he took advantage of.
01:50So we didn't have any takeaways in this game until that play, and
01:53that one certainly was a big one.
01:55And I think that's what we're trying to do tonight.
01:57We're trying to make sure that we get the coverage that we need.
01:59And we're trying to make sure that we get the coverage that we need.
02:02And we're trying to make sure that we get the coverage that we need.
02:04And we're trying to make sure that we get the coverage that we need.
02:06And we're trying to make sure that we get the coverage that we need.
02:08And we're trying to make sure that we get the coverage that we need.
02:10And we're trying to make sure that we get the coverage that we need.
02:12And we're trying to make sure that we get the coverage that we need.
02:14And we're trying to make sure that we get the coverage that we need.
02:16And we're trying to make sure that we get the coverage that we need.
02:18And we're trying to make sure that we get the coverage that we need.