I would give them the ball and score points. I wouldn’t play them on defense. I would play them where they can get the ball and score points.
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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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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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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We all have anxiety about things. We all have little insecurities, but eventually you have to face your fears if you want to be successful, and everybody has some fear of failure.
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Honesty and integrity is an important part of our character, my character.
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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 always ask myself the question, do you like to win, or do you hate to lose?
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It’s never OK to lose a game.
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When you play quarterback, you have to process information quickly, get the ball out of your hand to the right guy.
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You have the ball in your hand every time when you’re a quarterback. Whether you’re handing it off or throwing to somebody, I think that’s extremely important.
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I think a lot of times you have to face your fears. I think everybody has to face their fears.
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If I were a high school coach, I would put my best players on offense. The best athletes on my team,
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I don’t believe you name a starter until the starter wins the team.
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I hope whoever our leader is will do all that he can do to make our country safe and improve the quality of life for a lot of the people we have in our country, and I don’t think I am qualified to determine who that should be.
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I think center is a critical position.
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When I talk about a successful program, define that. It’s not just winning the national championship every year because nobody can do that.
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