Tommy Tuberville
Tommy Tuberville
Thomas Hawley Tubervilleis an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati, a position he accepted on December 8, 2012. Tuberville served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi from 1995 to 1998, at Auburn University from 1999 until 2008, and at Texas Tech University from 2010 to 2012...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth18 September 1954
build conference defensive guys ranked rather speed tends
This conference tends to build with speed rather than bulk, ... It's very noticeable. If you look at the defensive stats, there are a lot of guys ranked very high.
approach atlanta bowl enjoy game guys supposed sure whether
As coaches, we approach any game the same, whether it's a bowl game here or in Atlanta or New Orleans. But the thing we want to do is to make sure the guys enjoy it and have fun. It's supposed to be fun.
bad chance defense easier games good playing week
The more games you play, the more chance you have of playing a bad game on offense. Your defense can play good every week as long as they play hard. It's a lot easier to play defense than it is offense.
athletic best couple doubt entire football happen hated maybe people
You've just got to do your best and don't look back. I never do. I think it made Auburn a better place. Not just football, the entire campus. I hated going through something like that, but after it's all said and done, it was maybe the best thing to ever happen to me, our coaches, this football program, and this athletic program. I don't think there's any doubt that people can look and say that Auburn is better than it was a couple of years ago.
defense kicking played worked
Our defense played hard, we just didn't do anything with our kicking game. It let us down at times, that's my fault. We must not have worked enough on it, but we will work on it.
complaints difference wins
No complaints on our part. We'll go down there and play, and it will make no difference on who wins and loses.
game perfect
One more game (USC vs. Auburn) would have been perfect this year.
ball beat football good run running team teams turn
Obviously, when you turn the ball over like we did you can't beat a team like (Tech), ... We have to run the football better. We can't beat good football teams running like we did.
asked both fifth hope pulling somebody
Somebody asked me who I'd be pulling for. I'll just have to take the Fifth on that one. I'll be pulling for both of them. I hope both of them go over 100 yards.
caught fortunate stadium stomach surprise
We were caught by surprise when we got to the stadium and Brandon had a stomach virus. He had a 103-degree fever. We were fortunate it was this game.
brought forward glad guys interest miss playing
We're glad to have him back. I was one of the guys that said we were going to miss him because he brought a lot to our conference. He brought a lot of interest back. We look forward to playing him.
academics degree football players understand
Academics are the No. 1 thing. It's the first thing we tell players when they come to Auburn. They are here to get a degree first and foremost. Once they understand that, they understand that football is second.
eight good hard needed nine tomorrow week
It's been a good week of practice. It was a good day off yesterday. There's a lot more enthusiasm. It's pretty hard going eight out of nine days. They needed a little rest, but tomorrow we'll go.
came doubt football game guys win
There was no doubt who was going to win this football game after the first 5 or 6 minutes. Our guys came out and made a statement.