Sylvester Croom
Sylvester Croom
Sylvester Croom, Jr.is an American football coach. He is currently the running backs coach for the NFL's Tennessee Titans. He was the head coach at Mississippi State University from 2004 to 2008, and the first African American head football coach in the Southeastern Conference. His father, Sylvester Croom, Sr., was himself an All-American football player at Alabama A&M, later the team chaplain at the University of Alabama, and has been recognized by that school as one of the state's 40...
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He just acted like it wasn't a factor, ... He didn't let it be a factor.
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We are going to run it. We are going to get people in here who can run it. We are going to get protection. We are going to get receivers in here who can catch the football. We are going to run that offense. It is the offense I believe in, and it is an offense that I know works.
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He is an intense competitor and he has a knack for making plays, even turning his mistakes into positives. I think he'll get even better as time goes on.
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Our kids won that game strictly on guts and heart. I've been telling them all year if they just believe, something like this will happen.
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The key to our defense will be our defensive line. Last year, we held our own against some very good football teams. I think we gained some confidence. Titus has really made some plays in the spring.
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I'll never be satisfied, but I like this team a whole lot better at this point than I did at this time last year. I know this team is willing to pay the price to be successful. I know that this team is in good shape. I know that they are physically tough, and that they will hit people. They have a will to win.
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I'll tell you what. I have met old guys who played for him at Kentucky and I never met them before and let me tell you something, it's a calling card. If someone played for Coach Bryant, you immediately respected the guy.
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I had several scouts say to me at the Senior Bowl (in Mobile, Ala.) that the way he practiced is far above some of the other guys. That's what made him a good football player, and that's what is going to make him a good pro.
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I'm not worried about him making it and doing well. It's just what round is he going to be taken in that's going to determine how much he's going to get paid. I want him to make as much money as possible.
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I'm not worried about him. If he was a freshman, maybe. But he's kicked in games.
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They will remain suspended from the football team through the remainder of this semester. When they report back to campus this summer, the suspension will be lifted.
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They've got so many players in the state of Georgia that Georgia and Georgia Tech can't sign them all. They might as well let us have some.
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They've got good schemes and they're well-coached and they play hard. But some of those little things may catch up with them at some point.
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These things happen, but you can see them coming before they occur. You can avoid these situations or diffuse them as quickly as possible. That's what did not happen and why the incident took place.