A spark, ... It's just that simple. He was a spark. A spark has a tendency to make everyone else do their jobs a little bit better. |
And that is saying a mouthful when you have a Reggie Bush in your conference. |
Any time that you can have that me-against-the-world attitude — and sometimes when you travel that's the attitude that you develop, because you're on the plane and it's just you and your teammates, you walk into the stadium, and there's not a lot of help around — what you're creating really is a focus. And any time you can get your team really to focus on that game your chances go up that things go well for you. That's whether home or away, but usually at home there are more distractions. |
As the rules are, he is an eligible baseball player until the first day of classes and major-league teams will be mounting their attacks. I don't know exactly where he falls. We'll find that out once June gets here, but once that's identified, yes, you do have to continue to recruit that young man. |
Because it is a very fertile area to recruit, it's always nice to go there and do well. It should provide some guys an opportunity that maybe they don't get because of their football schedules to see us, |
Brandon's a smart kid, ... But he's also a good athlete. The first time I saw him playing football, it just blew me away. So we always encouraged him to do both. |
But I think anyone that plays him walks away clearly impressed with his toughness, with his speed, with just his all-around running ability. |
But that is a mixed bag of blessings, |
but they certainly respect him. |
But with all of that, you can't lose your focus, you've got to play the football game. |
Could have been. But we chose to condition at the front end. |
Evan Knudson is doing a fine job. |
Even though I was not unemployed for a very long period of time, there were other programs that did display some interest. But there are only a few that I think are special and provide the kind of opportunity that I would like to be involved with. And this university provides that kind of opportunity. |
Every day that you are not out there working affects your ability to win a job, ... That's not just Carl but anybody else. |
Everything gets more difficult. It adds another dimension to their lives. |