Jeff Bower
Jeff Bower
access advantage close easy game great location monitor practice progress stay work
I think it's really going to be a work in progress all year, ... But we really have a great advantage with our location so close to Tulsa that access is so easy for any game or practice to monitor and stay in touch.
carolina community conference east fans florida games great memphis rivalry road schedule virginia
The road games at Florida and Virginia Tech, the rivalry games with Tulane, UAB, Memphis and East Carolina and challenging games with conference newcomers, Marshall, UCF and Tulsa to our schedule is not only great for our fans and supporters, but also for the community of Hattiesburg.
bunch football game good keeping positive pushing resilient tough year
It's been a very, very different year and a tough year -- like tonight's game was tough. What a resilient bunch of football players. They've just been so good pushing through it and keeping a positive attitude.
enjoyed great pick players playing
It wasn't us that didn't want to play. We always thought it was a great series. The players enjoyed playing it. We'll pick up somebody.
learning ready
still in the learning mode. We will need to get some other linebackers ready to play.
golden guys talk
I'm only going to talk about guys that wanted to be Golden Eagles.
learn
Physically, he's capable. Now, he's got to learn our system.
conversation
You can't have a conversation if you don't listen. It wasn't a monologue.
discipline discuss
I'm not going to discuss it, but it was addressed, and I think the discipline was pretty serious.
obvious
It was obvious this was our first game.
critical exciting team time trying
It's always exciting to get back on the field. It's a critical time of the year. You find out so much about your team and you're trying to improve.
depth good moved
He did a good job. Robert's been moved up on the depth chart.
comfort decision felt forward lengthy level move physicians reach several time unable
There's really not a lot I can say at this point. The decision was made ... after lengthy consultations with our physicians and several others. We were unable to reach a comfort level to move forward with the trade. At this time we felt we had to go in this direction.
athlete campus character evaluate good junior maybe rather step student tape watch watching
I like to watch junior tape, but I also like to get to know the young man. Being an athlete is one thing; being a student and having good character is something else. How can you evaluate that after watching junior tape and maybe getting them on campus one or two times? I'd rather be a step slower.