Jeff Bower Good Quotations

He did a good job. Robert's been moved up on the depth chart.

He's got the tools, he's just got to learn the offense and keep making good decisions with the ball.

He's fine, good to go, ... It wasn't a fight, so he's fine.

I think you do (try to pencil in your starters), but it's not set in stone. That's always one goal, to feel good about your (No. 1 and No. 2 units).

I think there's good competition there, but it's early in the spring, too. I know we had way too many interceptions (the first week), but I certainly expect that to change this week.

Jeremy will get the majority of the reps. He's had a real good spring. I think all three have had good springs and we would like to get them at least one series with the first offense.

Jeremy has come a long way, and he's giving us that added dimension of being a good runner by being able to pull the ball down and make some plays.

I think everyone will be excited. It'll be competitive. We've had a good, physical spring and our players have worked hard. So I expect a good day Saturday.

Overall, this was a good year for us in Mississippi.

I think they're a very good football team,

I was proud of our effort. I thought we gave a winning effort in the game. We did a lot of good things, but some things we didn't do well at all.

My biggest concern is we didn't establish a backup coming out of spring drills. To win a championship, you better be good at quarterback, including the back up.

We do need to eliminate the 15-yard penalties, but I don't think that was a good call on roughing the passer against East Carolina. He was honest with me. I asked if he roughed the passer and he told me, 'Coach, this time I did not.' I watched the tape, and I believe him.

You know how I am, nothing is ever good enough, ... but we did make some improvement.

We had another good day today. Especially following the off day Thursday, I thought we responded well.

The passing game had been good up until (Saturday). (Young) wasn't very sharp, but we just weren't very sharp at all on offense.

We had a good day on defense. We created a few turnovers and got after the quarterback. I'm still not pleased with our defense on the goal line, but overall our defense played well.

You have to have a good quarterback to win a championship,

We did a good job on converting third downs; we were perfect in the red zone in scoring.

There was a lot of good things that we did and the competition was good. I think we accomplished a lot out there.

They are a good football team. They really move the ball on offense.

Ryan, even though he's just a freshman, I think is going to be a really good player for us.

It's good to be back into town. We look forward to getting back to a normal routine and playing one of the best I-AA teams in the country.

It's been a very, very different year and a tough year -- like tonight's game was tough. What a resilient bunch of football players. They've just been so good pushing through it and keeping a positive attitude.

It was a good year. I became closer to this team than any other team because of everything we've been through.

Their quarterback really had a good game. He really hurt us running the football.

I'm just disappointed we didn't take care of the ball any better that first quarter. I thought we had a chance to do a lot of good things.

I like to watch junior tape, but I also like to get to know the young man. Being an athlete is one thing; being a student and having good character is something else. How can you evaluate that after watching junior tape and maybe getting them on campus one or two times? I'd rather be a step slower.

He's such a good player. We need to get a little more meat on him. He needs to improve his strength and weight this summer. But he's got solid feet and knows what he's doing. .. Before his career is over, he's going to be an all-conference player for us.

He's our starter because he's earned it. But like a lot of positions, there's competition there, and that's a good situation.

The league is going to be very competitive this year, especially with the new teams. There are a lot of good players and good coaches in this league and it is going to be tough. We already have a lot to overcome so there is much to do to get ready for the season.