I don't mind the criticism. Sometimes I think it's probably fair and justified. |
I don't think their heat was all that disruptive, in all honesty, as much as their coverage was. I don't think the pressure in terms of the blitz ever got to us, but they did a great job of covering down the field and making us hold the ball and then the rush eventually created some problems. |
I expect Jonathan to ascend that chart very rapidly because he's a tremendous athlete and he's shown some flashes of brilliance, but it comes down to knowing what to do and being able to do it. |
I get a lot of good advice on days like this. And I always appreciate that advice. |
I think in all honesty, defense is going to win this game. It's not going to be offense. |
I think it was a wakeup call. I've said for a couple of years, oftentimes I got the impression some kids that come here felt just by putting on the uniform we were going to win games. |
I think that we've probably, more than any other time than I've been here, addressed specific position needs. |
I think the excitement born from new coaches and a new offense is awesome and exciting, but it still all comes down to the basics. I think (the team) understands that we are on a mission this year. We failed to accomplish our goals last year, and this is an opportunity to fix that. |
I think they realized it wasn't enough for them to want it, or to be giving everything they have. They wanted to be sure other people understood and felt the same sense of urgency and sense of importance about the game of football and about the team. |
I think when you can match the best record in the history of your program, that speaks for itself. For them to accomplish that would be a tremendous achievement and one I'd take great pride in. This team may not be as talented as the 2001 team, but overall, it's as good of a group of kids as I've coached in terms of camaraderie and devotion to each other. |
I thought last week (at Houston) we should have played everybody that was there, but the situation wasn't quite right or they weren't quite ready. |
I thought our ability to move the football, run the football, was probably the difference in the game. We thought going in we would have a good chance to do that. |
I thought we had chances to win. I'm proud of our players and proud of what they accomplished this season. |
I wish we were scoring more points, but we are averaging more yards per game. We are moving in a direction away from our traditional offense into more of a spread option look. |
I'm leaving it up for public debate. |