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"I was still enjoying coaching, but there was a repetitious manner about it."

"Coaches aren't concentrating enough of the technical part of this game and that could lead to injuries."

"This year my role is clear: I am a coach, a coach to sportsmen."

"I am a coach on the outside of the establishment and that works."
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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."

"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."

"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."

"I think I'm telling the truth. I sat by Ray Perkins at the Hall of Fame dinner in New York, and at that time he didn't know he was our coach and I didn't either."

"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."

"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."

"It's been years since I've had a real input in the game anyway. For this game, I've just tried to keep all the other stuff away from the players and coaches."

"I'm happy with the coach we have. I think any one of the ones I asked them to consider would've been good."

"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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