Jeff Bower
Jeff Bower
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.
access advantage close easy game great location monitor practice progress stay work
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.
against following game marshall move preference saturday whether worked
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.
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.
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.
carolina community conference east fans florida games great memphis rivalry road schedule virginia
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.
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.
few work
There are probably a few that have some work to do.
bed sleep sort totally
This, we're away from home, not able to sleep in your own bed, that sort of thing, ... It's totally different.
guys type
We got a lot of guys a lot of work, and that's what you want to do in this type of situation.
guarantees hope
You hope to, but I don't know if there are any guarantees with that.
became closer football guys hurricane schedule team
With Hurricane Katrina, our schedule was very hectic. But our guys battled through all of those times this season. After the hurricane, we became a closer football team and we rallied around each other.
good win
You have to have a good quarterback to win a championship,
circumstance incidents total totally
Totally different incidents, ... Total different incidents and the circumstances around it are much different.