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Visibly upset and frustrated throughout the afternoon, head coach Mark Stoops watched his Kentucky team drop the TaxSlayer Bowl to Georgia Tech by a score of 33-18.
The head coach appeared to be furious at both the officials and opposing head coach Paul Johnson over penalties, non-calls, and egregious cut-blocking via the Georgia Tech offensive line.
Stoops addressed the media after the game and had this to say:
"Great environment, beautiful stadium, gorgeous day." Congrats and credits Paul Johnson. "Played better and executed in critical moments"
— Justin Rowland (@RowlandRIVALS) December 31, 2016
"They were always very steady and without that positive leadership you're never going to build your program … monumental steps"
— Justin Rowland (@RowlandRIVALS) December 31, 2016
Mark Stoops: I’m very proud of our team. There’s a lot to build on in the future. We’re going to miss our seniors.
— Jen Smith (@ByJenSmith) December 31, 2016
We’ve taken monumental steps with this program and we’ll continue to build, Stoops said. “I’m excited about the future."
— Jen Smith (@ByJenSmith) December 31, 2016
"Can't let one game get myself or this team down or take anything away from what they did"
— Justin Rowland (@RowlandRIVALS) December 31, 2016
On Stoops being upset in first half. "The only thing I was upset about was, I was getting conflicted reports…"
— Justin Rowland (@RowlandRIVALS) December 31, 2016
Stoops says he was not "at all" upset with GT's blocking. He was upset with somebody "saying something to me."
— Justin Rowland (@RowlandRIVALS) December 31, 2016
Stoops: " I didn’t understand why they let them have as much time as they wanted to set up and kick."
— Jen Smith (@ByJenSmith) December 31, 2016
“We were just off on shots and plays with pressures and coverages,” Stoops said.
— Jen Smith (@ByJenSmith) December 31, 2016
