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Texas A&M Football
“The reason Florida state has stayed No. 2 is they have had found a way to win. You’ve got to understand that a lot of that group of people in that room are former football coaches. If you find a way to win, and you continue to win, you need to be rewarded for it.”
"Sumlin has made it clear he has opened everything back up. He's still telling the players that you have to earn your spot. Sumlin was not very happy with the last four games, especially the last one. His reaction was very clear. I think he’s done the right thing.”
"I don't see how anyone can make a guess on who will start at QB unless you are there and able to watch them practice."
“You're either tough or you're not, basically. There are things you can do to help that though like the way you practice. It’s true in everything you do. You practice like you play, and you play like you practice. Practice has got to be harder than the game, it’s not okay to not give 100%.”
"We're all going to get knocked down, and we're all going to have bad plays. It's about how you respond and how you get back up."
“People have this idea that you’ve got to scrimmage to get tougher. You can go full speed in a short area get better skills and develop better techniques. When you go scrimmage 100%, 11-11, there’s a higher chance of someone getting hurt.”
Jackie Sherrill: Selection committee rankings, battling adversity
Key quotes from Jackie Sherrill interview
“I think that the selection committee did an awful lot of work. They really took and had a lot of input from the people that do the seating for the Final Four in basketball. What came out most of all was the who you beat rather than who you lost to. Basically what they’re saying is why should you get rewarded for losing?”“The reason Florida state has stayed No. 2 is they have had found a way to win. You’ve got to understand that a lot of that group of people in that room are former football coaches. If you find a way to win, and you continue to win, you need to be rewarded for it.”
"Sumlin has made it clear he has opened everything back up. He's still telling the players that you have to earn your spot. Sumlin was not very happy with the last four games, especially the last one. His reaction was very clear. I think he’s done the right thing.”
"I don't see how anyone can make a guess on who will start at QB unless you are there and able to watch them practice."
“You're either tough or you're not, basically. There are things you can do to help that though like the way you practice. It’s true in everything you do. You practice like you play, and you play like you practice. Practice has got to be harder than the game, it’s not okay to not give 100%.”
"We're all going to get knocked down, and we're all going to have bad plays. It's about how you respond and how you get back up."
“People have this idea that you’ve got to scrimmage to get tougher. You can go full speed in a short area get better skills and develop better techniques. When you go scrimmage 100%, 11-11, there’s a higher chance of someone getting hurt.”
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