Tommy Bowden Quotations | Page 2

I told them I was going to check their pants before they go out to make sure they're clean.

I told the team we had a chance to finish it at the end. But I'm proud we didn't quit.

It's the first time I've been over here. It's a beautiful campus.

Dad is 76. He takes naps during the game, so he might miss something.

The offense did pretty much what they wanted. It lets you know you're not where you need to be (defensively).

Everybody's got pretty good speed, ... get the big fast guys. We get the little fast guys. It's the size of the speed, and more of it.

The biggest win in my career came when my back and the team's back was against the wall.

The biggest thing now is how he's going to perform in a game.

That happens, and you march on. We're sitting here 3-3 with five games left with a chance to either win or lose them all. ... James gives you more aces in your hand. We'll have to pull another hand.

It was one of those drives where you want to milk the clock as much as you could and giving the ball to James makes it pretty easy.

I wanted to win as many games as I could with a full deck right off the bat, try to get off to the best start that I possibly could, ... Then I would address it after that.

It takes a very mature young man (to do what he did). He's made good decisions for his age, choices guys his age don't usually make. He's a very humble person and he's been taught well by his mother about how to receive praise.

It will simply be different preparation for the guys playing more because of possible suspensions,

They want me to stay actively involved to raising funds.

I want to see some big plays (offensively) and how Will manages the team. This will be the first time we will get to see him do that.

It's really not open. Those guys are battling for No.2.

That's a pretty comforting feeling, as far as going in there knowing you're probably going to get three points.

I liked the competitive atmosphere we had today and as long as we have the depth, I would like to continue to divide the teams for the spring game in the future.

I'm probably more excited now than at anytime I've been here.

I'm hoping he'll be ready Monday. But you're sitting in the hospital Saturday and you're a week away from the game, obviously it's not good.

I like what we're doing now as opposed to throwing a few more downfield and losing by 20 to Virginia and losing by 20 to Texas A&M, ... I feel pretty comfortable that I won't fall for the bait.

I look at that as a strong asset. He was a big reason South Carolina State had a very successful season, especially on the offensive side of the ball. He will also be an asset to us in recruiting.

I just figured the battle on the odds had run out

His (evaluation) will be how he is going to manage the team. You couldn't see that today because it is hard to draw any conclusions from that.

His hands have gotten better this year. You can lose confidence so quickly in that area because catching is such a mental thing. If you lose confidence, you will start thinking about dropping balls.

But it can be a negative if you run into injury problems.

But I didn't like him leaving early (for the NFL), so what the heck. I don't know if (Kelly) knows who Gumby is.

He's probably the least experienced of all the starters.

I don't know if it's fair to the players to get an extended game as long ours was.

I don't know how many touchdown passes (Whitehurst) threw last year. But I bet you by the end of the year we'll have more.

I don't know how many touchdown passes (Whitehurst) threw last year, ... But I bet you by the end of the year we'll have more.

He's looked good for a while in practice. I don't think his problem is going to be inconsistency in practice. That's one of the things that jumped out last year. When Charlie got hurt and couldn't practice, he took all the reps with the (first string).

He's a pretty smart guy to jump around and play several positions. He might be taking a lot of guys' balls other than (injured receiver Kelvin Grant's).

I decided to cover all angles. ... I sent him chocolate-covered prunes and a box of Depends.

I can't wait until he knows what he's doing. He doesn't know what he's doing right now. He's a special talent.

I can't wait until he knows what he's doing.

He's not a normal guy. The fact that he's a professional athlete in one sport means he has some pretty refined skills.

He's now put three games together that have been really, really impressive. He's putting himself in position right now to do some things Leroy Hill was doing.

You can't stop him. You can only contain him.

You win games with strong offensive line play, but you win championships with strong play on the defensive line. The play of the freshmen defensive linemen will be important for us. They made great improvement over the course of the season and they will have to keep improving.

You've got to look at why we're 2-3. Is it penalties? No. Is it turnovers? No. Are they quitting? No. So then what is it? Well, we've got to make one more play.

The determining factor's going to be amount of practice time, ... If he practices a lot, I would think his shoulder's not going to be really sore. If it's sore, then he won't practice. That's kind of the way it's been.

The job description of this profession is criticism, ... Jeff was well aware when he went into it. That's why my son's in law, and not going into the profession.

We try not to talk much about mental fatigue.

You're trying to get a comfort zone with the parents. You want the family to feel comfortable with me in charge of their son.

I've seen him be successful throwing the football his sophomore year, I've seen that. I've seen him react through adversity, I have seen that. I'd never seen him react to a new system because we didn't have one. I'd say that'd be the most impressive thing.