Allen Wallace
Allen Wallace
hear kids leaders parents start thinking
It's all about coaching. The kids hear about a team's success, the parents hear about it. They start thinking this is where the leaders are and this is where the championship experiences are.
bottom football leadership line mediocre success talent team
You can have all the talent in the world and have a mediocre team. You see it all the time. The bottom line is it's all about coaching. The success of a football team has everything to do with leadership at the top.
appeal stature
They have the stature now where they can appeal to anyone, anyplace.
brother father imagine matt
It's irresistible. You look at Matt Simms and imagine hundreds of conversations he's had with his father and brother about what to do under pressure.
class eyes seen strange suggested weeks
I've seen strange things happen. For those who suggested (Florida's class) was a runaway weeks ago, it's being demonstrated by our very eyes that it's not a runaway.
bobby change intent letter typical
It was typical Bobby Bowden. They should change letter of intent day to Bobby Bowden day. He does this every year.
despite physical talent
Despite his physical talent, if he doesn't improve, he won't be great.
causes focusing himself name older player players start younger
A player makes a name for himself and then causes younger players to look and see what can be accomplished. The younger players start focusing on being like one of the older guys.
hard hope sat
The thing you hope for is that he's working on the SAT or working hard on the GPA. He's got to qualify.
announce attitude brought came changing coast early east joe last minute period played recruiting schools summer texas until wait
Texas really was a place where recruits would wait until the last minute to announce where they wanted to go. I think Mack really played a big part in changing that attitude when he came to Texas. Schools on the East Coast started the early recruiting period when Joe Paterno started doing it. Joe Pa started recruiting through his summer camps. And Mack brought it to the Southwest.
guys might percent prep starter starts super team
I would be the first to tell you that if 50 percent of the guys I put on the Super Prep All-American team make it, I would be happy. About one out of every two guys is going to be a disappointment in some way. But what is success, a guy who starts two years, an all-conference player? He might even be a starter and still be a disappointment.
biases certain existence hurts promote recruiting
The existence of biases hurts recruiting ... intentionally overlooking some things just because you want to promote certain kids.
best class elite georgia hugely looks people position ranked ranks seen typical
It's the best Georgia class I've seen in an awfully long time. It just looks like a typical hugely ranked class looks. You see a lot of people who are ranked in the elite ranks of their position groups.
combined coming talent win
There's enough talent there on defense, combined with what they have coming back on offense, to win the whole enchilada.