Cornhusker quotes Compiled by Dave Sitter Quarterback Randy Garcia "Our fakes into the line definitely hurt them. I think were too concerned about our running game and that opened our passing. North Carolina had a tough defense." Split end Tim Smith "Randy (Garcia) really did the job. You have to give him a lot of credit. He's had some criticism, but he stuck it out. It's just great to see him and all the seniors go out this way." Monster Jim Pillen "It's hard to explain why we were having trouble with their offense early. They were not doing anything different, very basic trap and pop plays. But they were getting six yards on first down and that will kill you. We were in a couple of do or die situations and we really pulled together. It's the kind of togetherness that we can use to work toward a national championship next year." Quarterback Tom Sorley **I fell on my elbow the play before the fumble and didn't have any feeling in my fingers. I don't think that was a fumble. I had been tackled and was stopped and some started pulling the ball out of my arms. I'm so happy for Randy (Garcia), we have been roommates on the road this season and are really good friends. I can't think of a better way for a guy to go out of his college career than the way Randy went out: tonight." Linebacker Lee Kunz "It seemed at the beginning that they were more prepared or ready emotionally to play." Defensive end George Andrews "Winning the most valuable player honor is the greatest thing that has happened in my athletic career. North Carolina is an excellent football team. I was very impressed." Carolina comments Compiled by Randy York Head Coach Bill Dooley "I thought Matt Kupec did an excellent job at quarterback and moved the ball well against a strong defensive football team. "And I thought Doug Paschal came in for Amos Lawrence and did a heckuva job when Lawrence twisted his ankle. "We played well enough to win. There's not much difference between two teams. No, I never looked at this game as the ACC against the Big Eight. I don't think their football team is any, different than ours. We're both good. We just came out on the short end of things." Linebacker Buddy Curry "Nebraska's good, but not as as people say they are. think there's a tendency to get scared when you play Nebraska and forget about personnel. They're not as good as their reputation. I think we outplayed them, even though we lost the game." Defensive tackle Dee Hardison "Nebraska wasn't as good as I expected. I guess I was expecting a team like Missouri last year. were so much power with everything, they just blew your brains out. Nebraska was more finesse. "Nebraska was pretty quiet when we were up. When they got momentum, they after you a lot more and seemed to get mouthier. I thought they'd show more class than that." Quarterback Matt Kupec "This is the third time we came close to winning the big ball game and fell short. Too many things happened, I guess. I don't know why. got this scholar -athlete trophy. I only have a 2.8 average in business. Now, I have to get these trophies on the plane when I go home to New York tomorrow." Tailback Doug Paschal Who rushed for 77 yards on 16 carries, subbing for injured Famous Amos Lawrence, who finished with 35 yards on 8 carries "The whole offensive line had faith in me and I had faith that they had faith me. I haven't played much my sophomore year. know people think of our defense the most, but our offense can put points on the board when we need to." Famous Amos Lawrence "A Nebraska player fell on my ankle. It's the same one I hurt against Duke. I tried to come back in the second half. I weni in motion one play, but it just wouldn't go, so I came back out. This is a tremendous disappointment, but I'll look forward to another bowl next year. There was no letup when I went out. I think we learned a lesson when Mike Voight (twice ACC Player of the Year) got injured before the Peach Bowl last year." Wingback Mel Collins "I feel we played as well as anybody. I've seen Ohio State, Notre Dame and Arkansas and think we can play with them. think we proved a little tonight, even though we'd have proven more if we had won. Nebraska will tell you. They respected us."