Aggie Flashback with former A&M quarterback Corey Pullig

Key quotes from Corey Pullig interview

“I’m currently living in San Diego and stationed at Camp Pendleton. I’m an attorney for the 11th marine expeditionary unit. As the name implies, the purpose of the unit is to deploy, mostly on ship. We just got back from a deployment to the Arabian gulf in February.”

“(Competiveness) is one of the biggest reasons I joined the Marine Corps. The team spirit and working together toward a common goal really drew me to the Marines. It also sounds cliché, but the other thing that drew me in was a desire to serve my country. The opportunity came up when I was in law school and I hit it off with a recruiter and here I am 12 years later.”

“I always remember during my sophomore year, we had some early morning meetings and I would see the corps running across campus and there was on guy out ahead of the others carrying the Guidon at 6:00 in the morning. I told myself I would never do something stupid like that. Point is, never say never.”

“All freshman coming out of high school, especially if they are accomplished in high school, except to start their freshman year. It’s not until years later that you gain a little more perspective and look back and say, ‘I was very ignorant to think I was going to start at a highly acclaimed program like A&M.’ You don’t really realize how fortunate you were until you get a little distance from the program to look back and reflect on being able to start so early in my career.”

“I would be lying if I said (being able to compete) was not one of the biggest factors in coming to A&M. Bucky Richardson had just left, so there was a bit of a void there. Granger had started a game or two and done well, but he wasn’t named the starter. That was a big reason I joined the football team, but one of the biggest reasons I went to A&M overall was to be a part of A&M. Being an Aggie for the rest of my life is something I’ll always be able to say with pride.”

“What the receivers do with the football and routes now is just unbelievable. At the same time, I look back and say, ‘Man, I’m glad I got out when I did, because I might not have made it. They are talented.'”

“I was very lucky to be a part of the teams I was a part of. When you have guys like Rodney Thomas, Greg Hill and Leeland McElroy behind you, it’s very easy to just turn around and say, ‘Here you go. Go for it.'”

“My sophomore year, we were playing Texas at home and were expected to lose. It was a tight game, very cold. I remember being able to score right before half and I think it set the tone for the second half, because it had been back and forth and they had the momentum. That game stuck with me for a long time.”

“During football season the last few years, I’ve been deployed, so it’s hard to get the games and if you do, you might not be up at the same time. Being able to watch what Sumlin has brought to the offense is unbelievable. He has had some great players but it’s been about carrying that on to the next group of players. It’s really good to see him bringing A&M back to the level they were at during the 90s.”