College football is the only game in the country, of any kind, that the college game is longer than the pro game.
NICK SABANProbably the number one position that has the greatest number of players to choose from is receiver. When we’re out there recruiting, there are a lot of receivers out there to recruit. It’s harder to find defensive players.
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There won’t be any hearsay. There won’t be any expert analysis from anybody else. It will be the real deal.
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I never want to discontinue giving kids opportunities.
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We don’t have rules that people can’t use Twitter. We just want people to be responsible.
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Teachers are always trying to inspire people to do better, to learn, to grow. That’s what we do, and we’re proud of the success we’ve had here doing that, and it’s something we’ll certainly continue to do.
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I think there’s a certain pride people have in competition.
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I don’t ever want the players to relax in a game.
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My wife goes to Birmingham five times a week. My mom lives in Birmingham now after moving from Myrtle Beach. It’s not just the job. A lot of people don’t get that. My life is here.
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Rex Ryan does a lot of the same kind of stuff that we do in terms of how they play in the secondary and what they do.
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Steph Curry is special in terms of the kind of competitor he is.
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When you invest your time, you make a goal and a decision of something that you want to accomplish.
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I don’t control what people say. I don’t control what people put on dot-com or anything else.
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George Perles at Michigan State was the first coach that gave me responsibility as far as being a coordinator. I learned a lot from that experience.
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First of all, you’ve got to have a vision of ‘What kind of program do I want to have?’ Then you’ve got to have a plan to implement it. Then you’ve got to set the example that you want, develop the principles and values that are important, and get people to buy into it.
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One thing I always tell players is that there are three bad things.
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I said as soon as we had a playoff, we were going to minimize the importance of all the other bowl games. I’m not saying it’s good or bad; it kind of is what it is.
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