Mack Brown
Mack Brown
William Mack Brownis a former American college football coach. He was most recently head football coach of the Texas Longhorns football team of the University of Texas at Austin...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth27 August 1951
CityCookeville, TN
bad few game happen happened inability last overcame run stop talk
When you have as many things happen bad as have happened the last few years, I thought that was one thing they had to overcome, ... And they did that, they overcame the talk about the turnovers in the game and their inability to run or stop the run.
coach deserving few game guy joe last overcame overcome program question turn won year
Usually the coach of the year is the guy that overcame something. We didn't overcome anything. We just won a big game at the end and we hadn't been doing that. For Joe to do what he's done over the last few years and turn his program completely around is really, really special. I don't think there's any question he's deserving of this award.
felt few game great hotel last manager practice room year
We felt like last year was great preparation for this year. I'm in the same room in the same hotel with the same manager at the same practice field. There are a few more (media) here than there were last year. ... It's the same game with more stakes.
couple dealt few guys later obviously talked team weeks within
Obviously we had a few young guys that were out later than we'd like for them to be a couple of weeks ago. We've dealt with them within our team, and we've talked to our team about it.
autographs few requests
There's a few more requests for autographs and handshakes.
best country credit excited few hard past programs road win
I'm excited about the win and the hard road for these seniors, ... You have to give OU credit for that, they have been one of the best programs in the country over the past few years.
dream few ohio parents people players state texas
It's important in recruiting. A lot of these young people and their parents have a dream to play in the NFL. To some families, it's not that important, but I would say very few players who go to Texas or Ohio State don't have that dream.
depth job tremendous usc wear
I thought USC had a lot of depth and did a tremendous job of substituting, but he'll still wear you down.
focused good great practice seen until wait week
It has been a very good week of practice ... the most focused I've seen them because they can't wait until Saturday. They know it is going to be a great test.
coach games great jim problems won year
Jim is a great coach who has won more games than I have. I've got my own problems this year ... having two great quarterbacks isn't a problem.
win
I said, 'Good. We'll try to win then.
guys night respond saturday
Those guys have really come on and improved. You don't know how they will respond Saturday night, but we will see it when you see it.
couple stop stopped themselves
We couldn't stop them. We couldn't get them off the field. ... But they stopped themselves a couple of times.
bring bunch excited family issues running sure tough
We couldn't make a first down running the ball. They were tough and got after our tail. They'll bring an excited bunch in here. I'm sure they'll want to get away from the distractions of the family issues with the flood, and they have nothing to lose.