Chris Scelfo
Chris Scelfo
Chris Scelfois an American football coach, who most recently served as the tight ends coach for the Atlanta Falcons. He served as head coach at Tulane from 1998 to 2006, including in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and amassed a 37–57 record. Scelfo is the only Tulane head coach to have won two bowl games. He previously held assistant coaching positions at Marshall and Georgia...
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There's not one kid in that locker room that doesn't lack for character. I'm extremely proud of the way they played.
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We have a policy here: When you cramp, you're going to take the next day off.
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In the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States, you've got to stoop pretty low to do that. You're lower than dirt. I'm not going to tolerate that. There's people in our business that don't belong in our business.
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I just hope they (the Mustangs) are still sympathetic to us. I hope they continue to help us out and turn it over a lot and give us a chance to win.
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Wins and losses right now are important, but in reality it's the least of my concerns. My concern is to make sure than we give hope to anyone watching us. I am not going to judge this season on wins and losses.
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It's all we have left. We've lost our homes and our city. Now all we have left is our families and football. In that respect, we have all that we need.
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They've had our number the last couple years. Their quarterback is one of the best quarterbacks in the league.
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It's a tribute to all the parents. The kids also remained strong to the program. We never lied to them. Facts are facts. We were honest about our situation.
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That's all we have right now, is football. We lost everything else.
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As a coach, you're never where you want to be, but we are way ahead of where we were at this time last year. We have several veterans in key positions, and for some of them, this is their second or third go-round with camp. They know what to expect and they've reacted accordingly.
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I think the biggest challenge we had this year was getting players to come down and take a look. We had the most amount of parents we ever had come with them, and that was very encouraging. We worked very hard to get that done.
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It's not about football with these kids, it's about mental health.
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He has torn ligaments in there. At receiver, I feel like we're going to lose a lot of experience, but I really believe we have the talent there. We just have to grow up faster.
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I can't say enough about the job the Tulane administration has done to get us where we are right now. Our No. 1 priority was to get everyone enrolled in school, and while it's not ideal to be spread out the way we are, we are ready to get back to normal and return to every-day life the best we can.