Phil Bennett
Phil Bennett
Phillip Bennett OBEis a former Welsh international rugby union fly half from 1969 to 1978. His flair and range of tricks, including his famous sidestep and swerve, meant he was a firm favourite with crowds...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth3 December 1955
calmness impressed
He's done it all spring. I'm impressed by the way he handles things. He has a calmness in what he does.
job last power underdog
Our job is to go down and do everything in our power to win, ... I don't want to go down there and just be competitive. I want to win. Would I say we're an underdog? Probably so. But we were an underdog last week, too.
biggest
My biggest disappointment ... is our tackling. It was horrendous.
job knew rebuilding took
When I took the SMU job, I knew it would be a rebuilding process,
good players
The players did not feel good about the way they played,
contain patience rush speed tackle tight
We'll need to use our speed and tackle well defensively, ... We must have patience on offense. With McNeal, we'll have to play it tight to the vest. We have to contain him. The rush will be crucial.
believed coming great head knew liked mentor reasons tough
He doesn't sugarcoat anything, and that's one of the reasons why I liked him. I believed in him. He knew coming in here there would be some tough times, but he's been a great mentor to me being a first-time head coach.
four games team
We're only four games into the season, ... We're a better team than we showed (against Tulane).
excited progress
We're not where we want to be yet. But we made progress, and we want to take it to another level. I'm excited to be a part of what we're doing.
defense field great red stayed zone
We wanted to play great red zone defense and we did that. We just stayed on the field too long.
admit associated business coming football help impressive knew looks marquee people players respect since win
Since I have been here, we haven't had any marquee wins. I told the players before the game, if you are going to get any respect in this business - it has to be earned. They (TCU) were coming off a very impressive win over Oklahoma, and we knew they were going to be good. People don't want to admit it, but TCU looks down at SMU. It was a win that will not only help the football program, but everyone associated with SMU.
admit associated business coming football help impressive knew looks marquee people players respect since win
Since I have been here, we haven't had any marquee wins, ... I told the players before the game, if you are going to get any respect in this business - it has to be earned. They (TCU) were coming off a very impressive win over Oklahoma, and we knew they were going to be good. People don't want to admit it, but TCU looks down at SMU. It was a win that will not only help the football program, but everyone associated with SMU.
face few nose stuck
Let's face it, and I'm one of the few that will say it, (TCU) has stuck their nose up to us for a long time,
admit looked people sort
People don't want to admit it, but TCU has sort of looked down at SMU,