It's improving but the danger there is we can't fool ourselves and think our percentage (of signing top recruits) is going to be as good as some of the other schools. We have to keep recruiting the way we have been recruiting and looking for the same traits and attributes. |
It's just a real plus for us. We like to recruit in Florida, so from that part it helps. ... It's just great that we've had four straight (bowl games). It's uncharted waters for us. |
It's probably the toughest position out there to fill. You're doing some guesswork on it. |
It's the same old thing. They've got Snoop Dog showing up in their locker room. We've got Deputy Dog in ours. |
It's tough to judge it totally. I thought they were playing with good effort. It's really to make a total assessment but it was a good positive start. |
It's very clear right now that we have a lot of work to do. We have a lot of rough edges. |
It's very hard to be effective without having composure. We know we have a tough schedule and need to be as good as we can. |
Let's talk about the pink locker room. |
Like a lot of people who get into coaching, I was impacted by the people in my life. Certainly my father (John) who coached me in youth league baseball, and my high school coach, Joe Moore, were mentors and major influences. |
Like any great player, you can't simulate them in practice, |
Marcus isn't full speed yet, so there's some guys fighting for some time and positions there. |
Marques is certainly going to be one of those we consider ... but we won't make any decisions until August. |
Maybe if we were a more veteran football team, or felt like we had a chance to really run the table, maybe you'd talk about things like that. (But) we're not even close. We have so many areas right now we're trying to work on ... Believe me, we have more than our hands full this week. |
Maybe one of the marquee schools can operate a little differently. But to me, it's a great advantage to have consistency with your coaching staff. |
Mistakes like that, those are tough to overcome. It wasn't the start we needed at all. |