I think anytime you play somebody on a yearly basis, you develop a history for what they like to do.
NICK SABANI think I’m pretty misunderstood, because I’m not just about football.
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I think you have to be more flexible to be a pro coach because once you pay the guy the money, whether he can backpedal the way you want him to or whatever, his style of play may not suit you, but you still are going to play him, and he is going to be a part of your team.
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One thing I always tell players is that there are three bad things.
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College football is the only game in the country, of any kind, that the college game is longer than the pro game.
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I think people always assume that every team has great intangibles, and that’s not necessarily right.
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I don’t try to sensationalize anybody. I’m not trying to entertain. I’m trying to give information and give access to me and tell about our program.
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My wife gets so mad at me because I don’t like to cook on the grill.
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Steph Curry is special in terms of the kind of competitor he is.
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You can control your own destiny a little bit better in college. It’s hard to control all the variables, especially with the salary cap and things like that, in pro football.
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I always ask myself the question, do you like to win, or do you hate to lose?
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If you’re a coach, you’re a teacher.
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I don’t know how many times I’ve been 114 yards from the hole and made double bogey. Well, I hit a great drive, but it doesn’t matter. It’s only the next shot that matters.
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I certainly like to win. But I really hate to lose.
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I think people who grow up in one particular environment, like the Alabama-Auburn game, they don’t ever get the same appreciation for the Ohio State-Michigan game or the Michigan State-Notre Dame game or the Michigan-Michigan State game, the Browns and the Steelers.
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We played in a number of these neutral site games.
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You wear your team out, and it’s hard to get them back.
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