I think everything was done properly. I see no reason why we can't move forward from here. |
I think for college football, it is probably as good as you could come up with, ... It still gives the officials another tool to make good decisions with and it doesn't put a lot of pressure on our coaches. And it's probably the most economical way as well. |
I think the good Lord is testing me more than he's testing them, ... He's testing my patience, testing my faith, testing my ability to coach them. I'm going to pass the test. But right now, I got to check myself more than anybody else. |
I thought the defense did a great job of getting turnovers. They came up with tipped balls, fell on loose balls, and ran to the football. The only thing I got on them about was that they did not stop the offense a couple of times in short yardage situations. |
I thought we got better every day defensively. And we made improvement offensively. We had some big guns out most of the spring. |
I told our seniors this was not the end of their career. This was the beginning of our championship run. |
I want him to make people afraid. I want to put fear into them. If he's hungry and plays with some attitude, ain't too many people who are going to deal with him. ... |
I want to hear what they think and what feelings they had through this process. They shared some things with the counselors, and I want them to share those with the rest of the team. I want the team to understand this reality that they are now in the spotlight more than ever. One bad choice can affect the rest of their lives. |
I want to see how they do first semester of their senior year. That is huge. We've had guys we really liked, but then we find out mid-semester there's no way they're going to (qualify). |
I'll never be satisfied, but I like this team a whole lot better at this point than I did at this time last year. I know this team is willing to pay the price to be successful. I know that this team is in good shape. I know that they are physically tough, and that they will hit people. They have a will to win. |
I'll tell you what. I have met old guys who played for him at Kentucky and I never met them before and let me tell you something, it's a calling card. If someone played for Coach Bryant, you immediately respected the guy. |
I'm disappointed that the players have put themselves in a very embarrassing situation and did not use good judgment. I'm just hopeful that lessons have been learned. As these young men move into mature adulthood ... they must learn to either defuse the situation or walk away from it. |
I'm not going to make predictions because I've never believed in that. But we'll go into this year feeling like we can play with anybody on our schedule and have a chance to win. That will be the first time since we've been here that has occurred. |
I'm not worried about him making it and doing well. It's just what round is he going to be taken in that's going to determine how much he's going to get paid. I want him to make as much money as possible. |
I'm not worried about him. If he was a freshman, maybe. But he's kicked in games. |