Jeff Hafley talks to the media after Notre Dame game
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00:00 You know, obviously, tough one, you know, I'll share with you exactly how I feel and
00:06 what I said to our guys in the locker room.
00:10 It's been a long nine weeks.
00:11 It's been a long couple months since we got here back in June, and these guys haven't
00:18 had a rest.
00:19 And in the span of three weeks, we just played the number one team in the country and the
00:22 number two team in the country.
00:23 I don't know if anybody's played more games than us, and certainly no one's played the
00:26 number one and number two team in the country.
00:28 That's a really good football team we just played.
00:31 And I give him a lot of credit and I could see that team going really deep into the playoffs,
00:34 if not more.
00:36 But I'm, that being said, I'm proud of our guys.
00:39 And I mean that.
00:40 And I know the result isn't what everybody wanted.
00:42 It's really not what I wanted.
00:43 But I'm proud of this team.
00:45 They fought and they fought until the end.
00:47 Even in the fourth quarter, they didn't quit.
00:50 And that's who we are.
00:51 And that's what we're building.
00:52 But I mean, when I say that, this has been nine weeks, and it is about the process.
00:57 And it's not about one single game or the result.
00:59 It's about what our guys have done in this time that they've been here.
01:01 And in my opinion, it's exceptional.
01:03 And I appreciate it.
01:04 I love this team.
01:05 And I know they're hurting right now.
01:07 But we're going to catch our breath right now, because they deserve to catch their breath
01:10 with everything they've done and everything they've sacrificed and everything they've
01:13 been through.
01:14 And then we're going to come back and we're going to finish the season the right way.
01:18 So with that, I'll be happy to answer your question.