Tommy Johnson
Tommy Johnson
level match
We did not match their level of intensity.
adam anyone athlete believe came character chris coach coaching family great heard knew line matt players proven represent staff suggested
Chris also suggested Adam Shakelford as a line coach and so we had our coaching staff in place. Then we had to get players. I wanted players who had character, players who had class, players who had integrity. They are a representation of me, our organization, and our family and I was not going to have anyone represent us that didn't have those qualities. Even if a great athlete came in, if he had a character flaw, he was gone. Matt Sauk was our first transaction. When I heard he wanted to play for us I couldn't believe it! He is a quarterback that I knew could get us where we wanted to go. He was a proven quarterback. Coach Petrino (University of Louisville) called and recommended him.
known problem serious wish
It's a serious problem from our standpoint. We wish we'd known about it sooner.
excel good great league matt move next onto players season
It's always good to have one of your players move onto the next level. That's what this league is all about, ... Matt had a great season and I know he will excel at the next level.
bad came ours time
Any time you have a turnover, it hurts. Ours came at bad times.
none pardons seemed thorough
All of these pardons seemed appropriate. None of these (17 pardons) jumped out at us as something that would be untoward at all. It's a long, drawn-out and thorough process, as it should be.
confident decent dropped high hole john last pass problem qualified race racing run setup smoking tire
The last pass was actually a pretty decent one, ... It dropped a hole (cylinder) about 500-feet into the run. We addressed the tire smoking problem and I think we can go down there and run a high 4.70 in the first round. Even racing John Force, I'm as confident as I can be. We qualified ok, but we've got the setup to race on Sunday.
care people
I think the people here demonstrated that they care very much about this school.
analyze minds tried
If we tried to analyze it, our minds would be pretzels.
against student
It'll be interesting to see the student go up against the teacher.
issue resolved
The issue has been resolved to our satisfaction.
good great indy itself rest run separates special win
You run the whole season, and then you run Indy. It's that special that it separates itself from the rest of the season. We're having a good year, but if we can win Indy or the Skoal Showdown, it will be a great year.
good guys liked quicker run showing solid stayed trying wrong
The guys are trying some different things this weekend, ... It's really showing a lot of promise. They weren't trying to go much quicker than that. They were trying to run a 4.78 or 4.79. It was a good solid run. Sure, I would have liked to have stayed No. 1, but there's nothing wrong with No. 2.
good great itself rest run season separates special win
You run the whole season and then you run Indy, ... It's that special that it separates itself from the rest of the season. We're having a good year, but if we can win Indy, it will be a great year.