I like his motor. He plays with great intensity. He is obviously very strong and very quick. He has made a tremendous improvement from last year. He understands the defense and has showed a lot more leadership. He is setting the tempo this year. |
I like to do a lot of learning during a win. But losing is a part of football. It is where we are at. We have to learn from this loss, take the positives and move on and not dwell on the negatives. |
I prepared to handle it the best way I could for my team and for my school. And I thought I did that. I was really disappointed in the loss, but mostly disappointed in myself. By getting the team ready to play, it is my job to keep this ship steered right, and I am going to do that in a positive way. We will continue to build a championship program here. |
I think Robert Lane has come on very strong, especially the last scrimmage, |
I think that's going to be a great story, when we play each other. |
I think their confidence level is at zero. Really, I was truthful with them. There is no way they should have missed those kicks. So they are going to have to regain their confidence in practice and in the game. I don't think their confidence is very high, and it shouldn't be. Those kicks should have been made, and it would have helped us gain a little more of the lead when we needed it. |
I think we need to get back to the basic fundamental parts of our offense that I brought with us from USC, ... I was able to spend some time in California with Coach Carroll and those guys. Hopefully we can work out some of the kinks we have on offense. |
I think we need to get back to the basic fundamental parts of our offense that I brought with us from USC. I was able to spend some time in California with Coach Carroll and those guys. Hopefully we can work out some of the kinks we have on offense. |
I understand the passion that the fans have for Ole Miss football, and I can understand their impatience. I just want them to know we are bringing this program along, and we are going to get there. |
I was recruiting my No. 1 prospect to come back. That's the approach that I took. We just had to present our side. |
I was surprised how much the defense dominated out there today. The offense controlled most of yesterday's practice, but today we got more from the defense. |
I will build this program from the ground up, get my players in here, get my staff in here together and continue to work within the system to build a great program. |
I'll be meeting with our guys on an individual basis and we're going to solve that problem. We're going to start in practice and continue to do what we do. It's a mind issue. It's part of protecting the team. With us, that's rule No. 1. |
I'm 110 percent against it. There are a lot of things that happen between December and February that are important for recruiting. You need so much manpower going into signing day, so you want to be able to focus on just recruiting. If you have to do those things during practice or bowl preparation, that takes away from what you should be doing. |
I'm disappointed we lost, but I'm mostly disappointed in myself not getting the team ready to play, |