"It was probably our worst outing of the year as a team," Speir opened, reflecting on last Saturday's 45-24 road loss at Furman. "I don't know what it was, that's just part of coaching, I guess, trying to figure it out. We were just very lethargic, and Furman did a nice job, had a good game plan and we just didn't execute very well on offense and didn't fly around like we had been on defense."
"We all know that Georgia Southern is a tremendous football team," said Speir of the Eagles. "They're flying around and having a lot of enthusiasm. They've got a lot of skill on their defense; they can run, they're big up front with Brent Russell and that front four and they play extremely hard. And then, as always, trying to defend the double slot option attack that they have and they run so well. The speed that they have on the field, you can't be hesitant like we were last week."
"Number one, which concerned me coming off of the Furman game, is you have got to play - whether you've got as much talent on the field or speed on the field as Georgia Southern - you have to play with a lot of confidence and just being authoritative. You've got to get to the point of attack whether you're on a dive, on the quarterback, running the alley or out on pitch, defensively you cannot have any hesitation," Speir began when asked about what he's seen over the years in trying to slow the option offense. "You don't have to be as fast as Georgia Southern to go play well against them - but mentally, you have to be as fast as Georgia Southern, and that's what we're preaching to our defensive players." He added, "And offensively, our guys have got to just execute - the consistency is what we're lacking on that side of the ball."
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