When you have a system, you kind of get in a routine of what’s important. And then you spend a lot more time on thinking of things that would make it better.
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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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Mick Jagger can sing. Mick Jagger is a great entertainer.
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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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I never want to discontinue giving kids opportunities.
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Talent is talent, and everybody knows somebody who has talent or ability, but they never really converted it into a productive performance for whatever reasons.
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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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I try to stay out of the spotlight.
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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 think anytime you play somebody on a yearly basis, you develop a history for what they like to do.
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The way I look at it is, if you don’t want somebody to know something, don’t say it. If you don’t want them to see you do something, don’t do it.
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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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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 would call them, whether it’s a playoff game, a bowl game, or one of these kickoff classic type things, which I think is helpful to, you know, our players in terms of playing some place that’s not really a home game for them.
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I don’t Twitter. I don’t text for those very reasons. I don’t want anything to be misinterpreted. I would encourage our guys not to do that.
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We played in a number of these neutral site games.
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