Mocs Not Playing Revenge Card in Rematch With Samford

   Kind of hard for the Mocs to forget that loss to Samford.

A win would have given UTC the SoCon title and an automatic spot in the playoffs.

Instead, a game tying field goal attempt in overtime was no good.

Hit the upright. Mocs lost 17-14, and that loss kept them out of the playoffs.

Said defensive back Cedric Nettles,"It kind of hit you deep down inside. We almost had them. It could have been a whole different season if we had won that game."

   Fullback Taharin Tyson had a chance to win it in overtime, but he couldn’t quite make this catch in the end zone.

"Of course I’ve had a bad taste in my mouth about it. And luckily this year I get another chance to go out there and possibly make another play who knows."

   But UTC is not using that defeat as motivation for Saturday’s rematch.

Said Huesman,"To me if you say revenge or it’s payback time, it all sounds good. But it’s how you prepare that makes a difference in whether you win or lose a game."

  Coach Huesman admits he’s not a rah-rah type coach.

"I’ve seen it all. I’ve seen coaches come in with a big old piece of wood strapped around their shoulder. Chip on their shoulder. And we lost.

"If you’ve got better players then they’ve got, I don’t care how fired up they are. I’m sure there are some good rah-rahs out there. I bet Lou Holtz had some good ones. But I bet you Lou Holtz had some good players to go along with those good speeches."

   If last year’s heartache wasn’t bad enough, UTC sports information director Jay Blackman reminded Huesman and the media that the Mocs haven’t won their SoCon opener since 2007.

"Jay always finds a way to depress me at these things." (laughter)

Reporter-"It doesn’t take that much now."

Said Huesman,"Right now will probably be the last time I think about that to be honest with you. Matter of fact it’s already gone. I don’t know. Let’s go win a game."