We're just getting out of our lanes. It wasn't anything physical, it was mental. Those are the little things we have to correct. |
We're looking to get the best players on the field, and that's the reason we're making this move. |
We're not going to start talking about anything but playing the next game. It's a good start. It's a good start. |
We're not going to win 13 games every year. We're not going to win SEC championships every year. That just doesn't happen because of the competition. But, we can make this program better every week. And we can make a difference here in Auburn. |
We're still light years away from having the offense we'll need to compete for a championship. |
We're very pleased to have James returning to the Auburn Family. He is an outstanding coach with a tremendous amount of knowledge and passion for the game of football. Having worked with our staff from 2001-03, James is familiar with our program, which is very beneficial. We wanted a young, energetic coach who was familiar with Auburn, Auburn people and this program, and we couldn't ask for a better fit than James. |
We've been working toward this game for the past six or seven weeks, ... We know that we're facing one of the teams that was picked to win the SEC championship, not just the West, at the beginning of the year. |
We've got a lot of guys that have size, speed and quickness. I always judge our recruiting by linemen and this has been an exceptional year. We're always looking for guys at defensive line. We feel like all eight of these guys will have a chance. It will depend on them... and their work ethic. |
We've got four good running backs, and we're going to need every single one of them down the stretch. |
We've got more than this one coming. There's going to be a lot of travel. We want to make sure our guys are fresh. |
We've got to build our confidence, |
We've got to improve in every area, because we're not good enough as we speak to play in the top echelon of the SEC, ... We've got to improve. We understand that, our players understand that. The potential is there. We've just got to continue to play better. |
We've moved up. Respect, you have to earn that. We obviously didn't earn that early in the season. We were forgotten about for awhile. |
Well, the only thing you can do is joke about what happened last year. Wasn't anything good about it. |
When a defensive back makes a major mistake like he did — stopping on a go route — it's going to show up, |