Joe Kines Quotations

We're going to play them all and give them all the chance and let it all shake down. We'll get in a hurry in the fall.

We didn't want to give up that touchdown at the end, but they had been scoring about 80 points a game, and to give up 10 ain't too bad.

(Secondary) coach (Chris) Ball is grinning from ear to ear. The main thing today is to find out who can make a play, who can come together.

Neither can you rush everybody. Then you're one missed tackle away from a touchdown.

I don't know that you enjoy looking at any of this mess. It's fun to look at if you're not involved in it. We just have to find a way to rush the passer, to cover some folks and then find some way to pressure it.

I did a poor job. That's my fault. That's not the players job, that's my fault.

For three years, I've tried to encourage them to play within their personalities. They see life as alive and full speed, and we've tried not to box 'em up.

He doesn't talk much around anybody. Maybe he does when he's not in the (football) building. What he does say, though, matters. You need to listen when he talks.

His wife is getting an extra star in heaven, I promise you.

I thought the effort was good today. We were trying to get better as a unit. We haven't played together. The only thing that's going to help us is playing.

Other than that drive that was all my fault, they did pretty good. That first one was all on me. We had no rhythm, we settled down and came back and played pretty good.

I thought it was a real solid class. It was a class that met needs. With the package we're playing now (with extra defensive backs), we'll probably load the field with guys who have that kind of ability.

Most coaches can't stand (this system). They're going to add two more plays, thinking if this one is good, then one more would be great. But they're running the same plays and the same system.

We really started out worrying about it. And as the game wore along, we said, 'Look, the coverage is great. They're not going to beat us scrambling. He'll get whatever he'll get, get on the ground, and we'll go on and play.

Well, it's about like getting ready for open-heart surgery. It's quite a challenge. It's not an easy deal.

We signed six last year and brought five in and maybe that's one reason we didn't get another one. Guys tend to look at what you've got on the lower end of it (freshmen) than they do the upper end (seniors). Next year, we'll be in a situation where that will definitely be a need.

That's 12 runners and hitters. That's really what we were looking at. Obviously, there were others we were looking at that chose to go elsewhere, but we're really proud of the ones we got. They all have some things in common: they all can run, they can strike you and this group's grades are as strong as any we've signed in a long time.

In high school, he was a great rusher. He's got tremendous athletic ability. We've got to find a place that he can contribute. He's got some ball skills that lend themselves to that position.

If you go into the game thinking we are going to throw strikes every snap, we could drive ourselves crazy. We could drive our youngsters crazy. They understand what is in front of them.