Jeff Bower
Jeff Bower
add cap coach create damage hurt jeopardize player salary support team trying understand
While we went out to support our team and get more help, we didn't want to damage anything. We didn't jeopardize our first-round picks, we didn't want to hurt our salary cap flexibility and we didn't want to add a player that didn't understand what the coach wanted and was trying to create here.
allow atmosphere create culture front great help jobs people support
The thing you try to do is create an atmosphere and a culture that will allow people to be successful, ... ... We've got great people in this organization who are really talented. I think the important thing in our position, in the front office, is to allow them to do their jobs and to be there to support them and help them.
continue enjoy excited exciting football forward leading positive program recruiting stay support university
I'm appreciative to the university for their support of me and the football program. I continue to enjoy my stay here, and look forward to leading this football program for years to come. We have an exciting schedule, our recruiting has been very positive and we are excited about the upcoming season.
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.
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.
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.
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.
certainly change competition early expect good
I think there's good competition there, but it's early in the spring, too. I know we had way too many interceptions (the first week), but I certainly expect that to change this week.
athletic attitude career mentality stages successful tools
I think he's in the development stages of his career right now, but I think he's got the athletic tools that you need to be successful and he's got the mentality and attitude that you need to be successful.