Gene Chizik speaks, 10/19

Hey everyone. Here's a look at some of the stuff Gene Chizik had to say this afternoon:

• On the Kentucky loss: ``Tough loss last night against Kentucky. We had our chances to win the football game. We didn't capitalize on those chances. We have to play much better to have a chance to win the game. We'll go back to work today."
  
  
• On opponents catching on to what Auburn is doing: ``They have seen pretty much the gamut from us everywhere -- offensively, defensively. This time of the year, it's about how you're executing."
  
  
• On what happened in the fourth quarter: ``It was a point in the game when we didn't execute. We killed the drives for whatever reason, then we had a few missed tackles when they got the ball back. It put us in a hole. I can't point out that it was fatigue. I don't know that."
  
  
• On mid-season challenges: ``Games 7, 8, 9 in the college season are the most difficult games. There's nothing fresh. There's nothing new. It's just same, repeat. The ones that get lulled to sleep -- this is the point in the year when that can happen. It comes down to execution."
  
  
  
• On Eltoro Freeman: ``We've got to get him working toward getting a better grasp. He missed a lot of football in two-a-days and early in the season. We have to get him caught up."
  
  
• On keeping spirits high among players: ``This is new for us, this coaching staff. We make it very clear to our guy that we play through all the momentum swings -- the good and bad. The circumstances don't dictate who you are. We had a great week of practice. We had a chance to win the game. When those chances come, you have to take advantage of it. They'll keep playing hard every week. It's not an option."
  
  
• On Chris Todd: ``We have named our starting quarterback. We've also seen him play very well. It's not just Chris. It's our whole team. It’s our offensive line at time. Nobody sees that. It our wide receivers blocking outside. Nobody sees that. He's got to get better."
  
  
• On if Todd's shoulder could be to blame: ``No."
  
  
• On recruiting: ``We've got a good idea of where we need to be. It's really going great."
  
  
• On if wins and losses affect recruiting: ``It can. I don't think right now … with our commitments we've got, in my opinion, it's not going to make a difference one way or the other. Some guys want great opportunities to plays and that's one of the major factors. Everybody wants to win. I feel good about everything right now."