Gene Chizik Quotes (27 Quotes)


    I told them we're going to be physical. If you're not willing to be that or can't be that, you won't be playing. They bought into that. There's no other way to play defense the way we see it.

    I think their M.O. has been, if they do something new, to do it early and see what you do. They're really looking intently to see what you do so they know where to go with the next step. It's a chess game. If you don't play it well, they come back and do it again. If you do play it well, they go to Plan B.

    Any time you can be under 13 points per game for the year in scoring defense, you've got a chance to win a lot of games.

    We've got to have 11 guys spying this guy. He's that good.

    What I've found is that a lot of times, if a guy is that good that you're spying on him, he's probably better than your spy guy. We've got to have 11 guys spying on him.


    Overall, I am really pleased with the play of all three linebackers. They really tried tonight to do what we've asked them to do in playing our defense.

    If you miss a tackle correctly -- and I know that sounds funny -- you can get some help from your friends.

    I told him for us to accomplish what we want to accomplish, he'd have to be a take-charge leader and be one all the time on the field, off the field, in the weight room, in the classroom, everywhere.

    Texas Tech was averaging 52 points a game and today they got 17.

    It's been fun, especially with these guys. This football team is different. They're just different. They've got something about them. They've got some chemistry and some great things that it's hard to pinpoint the things that make champions, but this team has it in them.

    It's really unique. I feel very blessed and fortunate to have made the move to the University of Texas and continued the streak. I don't think about it a whole bunch. Obviously, it would be nice to continue that streak. I can assure you that.

    What we're really pleased with is that they played hard. We tried to execute our defense, but we played a lot of base defense. Obviously, we have a lot of work to do on some things. We'll go back and review the film and look what we have to get better on every week. Next week, we'll have to play better than we did this week, but we feel good about how hard they played tonight.

    It's going to be a great challenge. ... I may do this another 20 years and never get (another) shot to do this, and they may play another 20 years and not get a shot at doing this again. ... I think it's something you hold onto for a long time.

    I was very proud of the way everybody played. I thought we tried to be more aggressive than we were last week. They were ready to play this game.

    I just know what an awesome feeling it is for him. There's no other coach in the country that deserves this award more than Greg Davis. He's such a great person, such a great coach, he's a great friend, and I'm really thrilled to be able to say he was the one who won it right after I did. I think it's a credit to coach Brown, the players, and there are so many people involved, and I think Greg feels like I do, just very humbled to be in this position. It couldn't happen to a better guy.

    I feel very blessed and very fortunate to have been able to make the move to the University of Texas and continue a streak. You know, it's been fun. It's not something I think about it a whole bunch. Obviously, it would be nice to continue that streak, I can assure you (of) that.

    You would not want to go into this game right now with a lot of young people in your secondary.

    You've got to stop the run, be physical and then be solid in your coverage issues. You can't let a team that throws it 70 times a game make you into a finesse team. You have to be physical.

    We never, ever stop working. When we get down to the red zone, it's not easy for people to score. You never see anybody get rattled when things aren't going good, and there was a period of time (against Texas Tech) when things weren't going good. You never hear anybody say anything on the sideline. They understand what they have to do. We regroup, we adjust and we go back out there and play.

    What separates him from a lot of the good ones, and why he's a great one, is he's got the mental part of the game as well as anyone I've ever been around. He does a great job of making sure everybody is in line.

    When you're playing a team that, in some areas, has been tagged as one of the best teams in college football history, that makes it fun.

    He's stepping up to the plate to be a leader. When he talks, people are going to listen.

    It's all about points allowed. They were averaging 54. They scored 17 today. Now that doesn't mean we're perfect . . .

    I haven't played anything like this in so long, it wouldn't even count if I said it. This is a whole different world.

    They were averaging 54 points and scored 17. At the end of the day, I'll take that every time.

    They are going to move the ball, and they are going to hit a big play on you here and there. Everything at that point comes down to how you respond. You can't let the flames become fires.

    I can definitely see a comfort level, we're ahead of the curve compared to last year. We're just trying to eliminate a lot of the inconsistencies.


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