Mick Cronin was to the point.
“It’s a simple game,” he said. “Team that plays harder usually wins.”
Cronin paused for a beat.
“They played much harder than us. They were more physical. They had humility. They came in looking for redemption.”
Cronin paused again.
“We had no humility, and show me somebody that’s not humble and I’ll show you somebody getting ready to get humbled. We had our worst week of practice of the season. I failed miserably to get my team ready for the fight that was coming today, and I’m thoroughly embarrassed.