A. Hodge
A. Hodge
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Raymond has got to be remembered as one of the best executives in many, many years -- one of the best of all time.
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Even today, the state of South Carolina bows its head, bends it knee and begins the search for reconciliation,
The thing is, we never actually went away.
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The thing is to get a team out of man, you've got to connect on the vertical routes. That's something we didn't do very well all day.
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I've never experienced anything like this. We won a couple of state championships in high school (in 2003 and 2005). But it's not the same. I was joking with the team before the (title) game, that's what I do, win championships.
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Texas is No. 2 in the nation for a reason. When you play against them you have to eliminate the margin for mental mistakes and turning over the ball.
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Texas is No. 2 in the nation for a reason. Everybody's upset and sad. We came in expecting a win. We've got to move forward.
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As they are changing from old contracts to new ones they are raising rates, which is a good sign that they are doing very well. They have established themselves as a viable investment prospect.
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We're definitely doing more blitzing (than in the past), and when you blitz you've got to communicate more. When you're blitzing, everyone has to be on the same page.
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We played them (Stringer) tough twice this year; we lost by nine points and 12 points and were in each game. We have a young team and they are really starting to come together.
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We'll try to take advantage maybe where they're a little inexperienced and young out there on the field.
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We've gotten a lot accomplished and helped the county quite a bit,
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We have big plans ahead of us and a lot of work to do.
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That's been a trademark of our football team. We go out every Saturday and try to play with intensity, we try to play with emotion, and we try to play with a chip on our shoulder. Until we do that, we're just an average team. When we do that, we can really step up to a challenge.