I don't think anybody feels pressured. |
In a lot of ways it is. We've tried to change as much of the support structure as we can and were still working on things. Somewhere along the line, you have to start winning and this was a good win for us. |
In my mind and the committee's mind, Jimmy Tubbs became the standard that I judged all the other people against. |
It's natural at my age that people will speculate on when I will retire. I'm not going to make any public statements on when I will retire until I meet with the president. |
Our goal is to win championships at SMU. Our strong finish to the 2005 season only strengthened my belief that Phil Bennett is the man who will lead us to Conference USA titles and bowl games in the years to come. |
The few incidents described in recent media reports are not the sum of the alleged violations in the program. Those incidents would not, in themselves, warrant significant action on the part of the university. |
The more I [thought about] retirement, the better I felt. I don't think I will ever have another job as such, but I've been working since I was 14 years old. It will give me a chance to do other things. |
We did it more for marketing than for political correctness. We thought that 'Tribe' had a better feel to it, in terms of our teams and team concept. |
We're in pretty good shape, considering the current landscape. |