I think there's a little issue of you have to get the butterflies in your stomach when you ride in on the bus, as opposed to riding in knowing you're going to be a spectator. |
I think we'll keep the same policy with that position that we have with all the others. If at some point in time a player who hasn't been playing gives us a better chance to win, we'll use that player. |
I think you're searching for too many answers right there, ... I think it's an execution thing. |
I thought Al [Golden] did a terrific job managing the game. The game changed a lot. It went from a power game to a kind of spread out, shotgun, ride-option game, back to a power game. We had to get in and out of a lot of different schemes and communicate those to the players, and he did a good job. |
I was run into. I appreciated his effort. |
I was talking with coach [Bobby] Bowden before the game. Something led into the conversation and he just made the point. He says, 'We use everybody we've got.' I noticed that [true freshman] Michael Ray Garvin, who's a good player, just played his five or six kickoffs. |
I would say in the last 12 minutes, we had the opportunity to make some plays and BC had the opportunity to make some plays, ... The game hinged on their ability to make those plays and the fact that we did not. |
I would say in the last 12 minutes, we had the opportunity to make some plays and BC had the opportunity to make some plays. The game hinged on their ability to make those plays and the fact that we did not. |
I wouldn't say count him in, but I wouldn't say count him out either. He's got a great attitude about it. His doctors are very positive about it. It will be some time before we can make a final determination. |
I wouldn't say that's what he bases his game on, but he has good athletic ability and good sense of how to use it. |
I'd say your observation is made from some place other than where I'm standing, |
I'm not indulging any questions about Ahmad today, ... So, I thought we would cut the silliness off at the pass. |
I'm not trying to be a killjoy. I thought it was a good win . . . but we know we've got tougher tests coming, |
I've given it less thought than anybody else because months ago I made plans to go on without him, ... When he comes back, it's going to be like picking up a free agent at midseason. We'll try to get him oriented to the system. Obviously, he'll help provide something we didn't have the day before. Other than that, we might be going until December without him. I don't think about it. |
I've learned over the years in this position that in most circumstances, it's not a question of the old saying that there are always two sides to every story. There are usually about 17 sides to every story. |