Phil Bennett
Phil Bennett
Phillip Bennett OBEis a former Welsh international rugby union fly half from 1969 to 1978. His flair and range of tricks, including his famous sidestep and swerve, meant he was a firm favourite with crowds...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth3 December 1955
calmness impressed
He's done it all spring. I'm impressed by the way he handles things. He has a calmness in what he does.
good players
The players did not feel good about the way they played,
ball effective moving
We weren't effective moving the ball the whole game. We were just ineffective.
defense field great red stayed zone
We wanted to play great red zone defense and we did that. We just stayed on the field too long.
admit associated business coming football help impressive knew looks marquee people players respect since win
Since I have been here, we haven't had any marquee wins. I told the players before the game, if you are going to get any respect in this business - it has to be earned. They (TCU) were coming off a very impressive win over Oklahoma, and we knew they were going to be good. People don't want to admit it, but TCU looks down at SMU. It was a win that will not only help the football program, but everyone associated with SMU.
admit associated business coming football help impressive knew looks marquee people players respect since win
Since I have been here, we haven't had any marquee wins, ... I told the players before the game, if you are going to get any respect in this business - it has to be earned. They (TCU) were coming off a very impressive win over Oklahoma, and we knew they were going to be good. People don't want to admit it, but TCU looks down at SMU. It was a win that will not only help the football program, but everyone associated with SMU.
face few nose stuck
Let's face it, and I'm one of the few that will say it, (TCU) has stuck their nose up to us for a long time,
athletic team
We're a much more athletic team than we've ever been.
capable consistent obviously
That's what I think. We've got to see what we're capable of doing. Obviously what we're doing right now is not consistent enough for us to win.
definitely earned gives maybe nose respect stick win wrong
Maybe stick their nose up is the wrong term. ... The respect they've got, they definitely earned it. This win gives us some respect back.
job last power underdog
Our job is to go down and do everything in our power to win, ... I don't want to go down there and just be competitive. I want to win. Would I say we're an underdog? Probably so. But we were an underdog last week, too.
four games team
We're only four games into the season, ... We're a better team than we showed (against Tulane).
excited progress
We're not where we want to be yet. But we made progress, and we want to take it to another level. I'm excited to be a part of what we're doing.
believed coming great head knew liked mentor reasons tough
He doesn't sugarcoat anything, and that's one of the reasons why I liked him. I believed in him. He knew coming in here there would be some tough times, but he's been a great mentor to me being a first-time head coach.