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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We've been playing better defense. We understand the scheme better, we're pretty solid in the front seven and we're tackling better.
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We understand our schemes. We've been in it for two years now, and the young guys have grown up in our system.
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I want to hear what they think and what feelings they had through this process. They shared some things with the counselors, and I want them to share those with the rest of the team. I want the team to understand this reality that they are now in the spotlight more than ever. One bad choice can affect the rest of their lives.
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The most impressive thing about our team right now is that we understand our schemes. We've been in it two years now, and the younger guys have grown up in our systems, and they understand what we're doing from a technique standpoint on offense, defense and in the kicking game. One big emphasis of the spring was that we really wanted to pay attention to details and do the little things right. We continued to work on being physically and mentally tough and on being a team that finishes plays and plays physical football. I think you saw that out there today.
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We've got to develop some mental toughness. It's why we don't have back-to-back good practices and why we can't win two games in a row. Right now, we're just not mentally tough enough. I'm disappointed because after a good day, we'll have a lackadaisical practice.
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We thought (Johnson) was an outstanding player in last year's class. He will be a great asset to us in the secondary.
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We've come a long way, ... Our record doesn't indicate it, and it's probably not satisfying to a lot of people, but it's going to take a while.
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This week has never been about just football; how could it be?
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This weekend is absolutely huge for us. This recruiting class will have a huge impact on Mississippi State football.
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We need to get in a rhythm. It's hard to throw all the time.
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When we step between those white lines, the guys out there on the field are not going to be thinking about Hurricane Katrina or anything else.
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What's that Visa commercial? Priceless. Every single day, Coach Bryant and my dad, I think about them a couple of times a day because they are the two men that impacted my life more than anyone else and there isn't a day that goes by when I don't think about them.
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Tony has shown he as the capability of being an impact player this year. He'll be solid.
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we're stronger inside than we ever were last year.