When you lose, fans are looking for something to point at, ... They'll call it nepotism, but half of them don't know how to spell it and the other half doesn't know what it means. They aren't looking at the film the next morning and seeing the blocking assignments missed and the routes not run right, or poor tackling. That's why you lose ballgames. |
When you're ranked high, everybody wants to knock you off, |
When you've got a young inexperienced quarterback, the first thing you think of is 'Son don't lose the game,' ... He didn't lose the game. He kept us from losing. |
Whether you have 3-4 or 4-3, it's still seven. It's a very flexible defense. One you can really adjust well. |
Xavier, bless his heart, was so naïve, ... Going out there so confident to kick that field goal, wanting that opportunity, and then missing it -- that's got to shatter you, just shatter you. |
Xavier, bless his heart, was so naïve. Going out there so confident to kick that field goal, wanting that opportunity, and then missing it -- that's got to shatter you, just shatter you. |
Y'all can see what's happening. |
Yeah, I am glad to see him win, because I'm following right in his footsteps. It's kind of encouraged me, ... When I get as old as him, I might be able to do the same thing. |
Yeah, I owe 'em some money, there's no doubt about that. |
Yeah, well, we're different there, |
Yeah. I could hardly lose in that situation because Joe is showing the world it can be done. When everybody had given up on Joe, Joe showed it could be done. One play and he doesn't lose a game. I want to do the same thing. He enforced my thinking we can do it. |
You ain't going to win 10 games every year. We've already done the impossible. You think anybody will ever do again what we did, 14 years in a row (ending the season ranked in the) top five? You think anybody will do that again? ... Everybody expects that every year and gosh, it just don't work that way. |
You can imagine what an opportunity it presents us. We're trying, and hoping, to get back. And the program will get back. Maybe it will be after I'm gone, but the program will get back. |
You can pick out about 12 teams [before the season] that have a shot. One of them is going to get lucky and not get injuries and get a couple breaks you can't explain that go in their favor, and that's going to win them a national championship. |
You can't take anybody lightly now. You're just asking for trouble. |