As a parent and as a coach, you always hate to see an athlete leave any place before they get an education, before they get their diploma. That being said, I am 100 percent supportive of this young man's decision, in anything he does. |
Coach Bowden certainly realized that speed made it happen. That's what we've been trying to do here. |
Consider the source. Losing is frustrating if you've never put a jock strap on in your life. But for people that compete and know how to win and know what this game is all about, it's not hard. It can be if you don't have character, if you don't have a winning attitude. But if you're a winner, let's live to fight another battle. |
Fundamentals are the focus during spring drills. Every spring, we work on blocking and tackling and the little things that end up being the big things - the basics of football. |
He better not slip. He may not get demoted, but someone might get promoted. We've got five No. 2s. They're all going to get their chance. |
He has really stepped his preparation up and how he's going about it. He's better now than when the season ended last year. |
He ran by us like we were standing still. That scares me. |
He took advantage of it. |
He was reluctant, obviously, at first. ... He has made a great sacrifice. That was a team thing that Dwayne did, because Dwayne played a lot of football in the last three years as a defensive tackle. |
He'd better not slip, because he may not get demoted, but somebody might get promoted. ... He's a very versatile athlete that can make things happen. Not that the other ones can't. |
He's a special person and an unbelievable student. He will be part of a basketball team that might have an opportunity to play in the state tournament. That shows what kind of team player he is. |
He's been a great contributor to this program. He's already helped start a tradition on the defensive line. ... We can recruit other players, but there'll never be another Mario Williams. When we're out recruiting defensive ends, that is what they should look like. |
His confidence level is sky high. It was that way going into the game. He's taking this team over and he's so much more relaxed. |
His stats, throwing-wise, may not be super, super good, but he doesn't make many mistakes. Since that first game, he has made very few mistakes and that is why we have been on this roll. |
I did 730 of them. And I did them the right way. |