Thomas Carroll Quotations

If they want to dump the ball underneath, fine. We're doing a good job of getting them on the ground and not letting any yards after the catch.

We want to stop the run first and then force them into a passing game. I think that's what we did two years ago when we went up there in the rain. We stopped FSU tailback Greg Jones for 15 yards on 13 carries. That just lets you tee off on the quarterback.

I do kind of take it a little bit personal because we're better than that,

I like it better like this. I'd rather be the underdogs. I'd rather people not know my name when I come out and do this stuff. Then they'll say, 'Who was that?'

I signed him up, but I didn't make him do it,

They're throwing the ball away once we get there,

Coaches always say, 'You better work hard because we're going to recruit better than you,' ... That's why we're a great program.

It was a great pass rush and I happened to get my hands on him as he was ready to pass,

We know that that's not acceptable down here. A three-loss season, hey, that's great for some teams. But guys do come back here and they're like, 'Nah, that didn't cut it last year, man.' They don't expect us to lose three games. I really think guys from other schools don't expect us to lose three games. It's really unheard of down here, especially in the last four or five years. We're looking forward to stopping that trend.

My impression is that a wave of unexpected catastrophic claims caught them, ... I don't think their business model is broken.