"I didn't have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn't want to. But I didn't think they'd pick one I didn't like."

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"I didn't have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn't want to. But I didn't think they'd pick one I didn't like."

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"Back 12 years ago, when Dr. Mathews was president here, we had a plan that when I got ready to quit, we'd bring a certain guy in and he'd take over that day and I'd leave. But as time wore on, I realized that wouldn't have been good at all."

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"I can remember loving to recruit. I knew I was going to do my best. But traveling and recruiting doesn't appeal to me any more. It's not as much fun as it used to be."

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"I'll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we'll be champions."

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"I want to make sure I don't interfere with the success of that team next year. I don't see any way I could go to practice like most of 'em do, and not hurt the team. I'd go nuts if I tried doing that."

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"The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing."

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"I've had many a player tell me all through high school and right up until signing day that they were coming to Alabama, then they signed with somebody else."

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"I plan on staying at Alabama for the rest of my career. I guarantee that I'll be here for you through it all, regardless of what happens."

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