Jeff Bower
Jeff Bower
anyone excited games handled players practices stretch time
We're going to get into a stretch where we are going to play a lot of games without time off. I think the players have handled it well. Our practices have been good. They know there's nothing anyone could've done about the games being canceled. We know we are going to play and they will be excited about playing.
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Our preference would be to move the Marshall game to Saturday and then play the following Saturday against Houston. Whether or not that can be worked out, I don't know.
amount close games physical ready respect tremendous
We have a tremendous amount of respect for their program. The games are always physical and are close games. We're going to have to get ready to play very well.
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I think it's really going to be a work in progress all year, ... But we really have a great advantage with our location so close to Tulsa that access is so easy for any game or practice to monitor and stay in touch.
bunch football game good keeping positive pushing resilient tough year
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.
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The road games at Florida and Virginia Tech, the rivalry games with Tulane, UAB, Memphis and East Carolina and challenging games with conference newcomers, Marshall, UCF and Tulsa to our schedule is not only great for our fans and supporters, but also for the community of Hattiesburg.
game good passing sharp until
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.
add excited future gives player
We feel that this gives us a player we want and the player to add for our future that we are really, really excited about.
bad hope people safe saying weather
We hope we can play this game. I hope that the weather won't be as bad as people are saying it could be. We're going to hunker down and be safe for a while.
We'll be fine. We'll find a way to get it done.
good year
Overall, this was a good year for us in Mississippi.
learn
Physically, he's capable. Now, he's got to learn our system.
control everybody nobody
I think everybody is disappointed we're not playing. But nobody had any control over this situation. It was the right call.
repeat
I will repeat that, again, he's been disciplined.