They showed a lot of energy, enthusiasm and hustle. We really didn't move the ball well on offense. We have players that have been out this spring that we think we will have on offense in the fall. |
This is a storied program. You look at the history, you look at the players who played here, the players who coached here. There's a lot of history here, and there's a lot of pride for this university. One of the reasons I wanted to be here was because of the alumni. |
This is one of the games that you live for. The stands will be packed. I would think the players would want to excel in a game like this. |
This really helps our program move forward. The loss of 28 scholarships would have been athletic suicide. We never would have been able to survive that. |
Usually when a new coach comes in you have wholesale changes to the staff. Because of the late start that didn't happen, but you always want to have people that you are familiar with. |
We are going to have to be able to get off our blocks and tackle well. They are a very good opponent. They don't quit, and they play hard. |
We got outplayed. Flat out. They came very aggressive with the front four, and we flat out did not block them the way we should have. They created timing problems for our offense. |
We had to open them up a little bit and let the receivers take a little more control ... let Chris use his natural talent and throw the football. |
We had to send out a young player who is not very experienced. |
We have to stop the madness. That was the first thing I said. It's not just MEAC schools. We've got schools in Alabama and Georgia that have made a feast out of Florida players. There is no reason why those players can't stay here if they chose to do so. That's one of the things we are really trying to emphasize - keeping our kids in the state. |
We lost a lot of key players. We lost a lot of people that helped us be successful last year. |
We still won't be great risk-takers. That is something that I am going to mandate for myself. We have to do a great job of evaluating potential recruits. It's also our role as coaches to motivate and let them know what they need to do to graduate. |
We want to see the things that the players have learned. They should have a good understanding of what we are trying to do by now. |
We wanted to give people a chance to come out and prove that they can come from high school and play at this level. |
We wanted to make sure we were securing both lines, offensively and defensively. |