Jeff Bower Quotes (79 Quotes)

He's got the tools, he's just got to learn the offense and keep making good decisions with the ball.

Obviously at this point in time, most of these kids have it narrowed down to a few schools at most. I think you just continue to sell your program. You continue to sell the strong points of your program and we think we've got a lot to sell.

I think there's good competition there, but it's early in the spring, too. I know we had way too many interceptions (the first week), but I certainly expect that to change this week.

It's amazing, two years in a row. But what are you going to do Mother Nature won again.

With Hurricane Katrina, our schedule was very hectic. But our guys battled through all of those times this season. After the hurricane, we became a closer football team and we rallied around each other.

He's gotten better. He's still got to be a better decision maker, but he's improved.

J.R. is a valuable member of this team and someone that we have hopes for. Our hope is that he continues to develop, continues to improve and is approaching this final stretch of the season with the objectives of making a difference and with the objectives of being a part of this team and helping it get better.

I'm appreciative to the university for their support of me and the football program. I continue to enjoy my stay here, and look forward to leading this football program for years to come. We have an exciting schedule, our recruiting has been very positive and we are excited about the upcoming season.

Dustin was really sharp. He really threw the ball well and we were more consistent catching it.

We did a good job on converting third downs we were perfect in the red zone in scoring.

There was a lot of good things that we did and the competition was good. I think we accomplished a lot out there.

The road games at Florida and Virginia Tech, the rivalry games with Tulane, UAB, Memphis and East Carolina and challenging games with conference newcomers, Marshall, UCF and Tulsa to our schedule is not only great for our fans and supporters, but also for the community of Hattiesburg.

It was obvious this was our first game.

We lost a couple of weekends in December because there weren't enough hotel rooms. We try and keep (the group) to 15 at the most, but we didn't have much choice.

We talked about a variety of different things.

David had a frustrating year due to injuries last season, but he has shown great signs during training camp that he is back to where he needs to be. We look forward to him picking up where he left off before he got hurt and continuing to develop this season.

We haven't made a decision on the physical. We haven't failed him. The doctors haven't failed him on his physical. But we are looking at the results of his physical very closely.

We hope we can play this game. I hope that the weather won't be as bad as people are saying it could be. We're going to hunker down and be safe for a while.

They're still learning but they've shown some things. They've got to start sometime. We needed some depth and we really felt (Morgan and Bradshaw) had the ability to play there and I think they've proven that. If you don't do it now, you can't do it in the fall. They need this spring for learning.

It was a good year. I became closer to this team than any other team because of everything we've been through.

The reason for that is we're still waiting on all the information from his physical to be evaluated and looked at closely.

He played three snaps against Alabama, but didn't feel good, ... I'm concerned about Caleb Hendrix ... We've got to get him back because he's one of our two best cornerbacks.

Getting a player of his quality in addition to acquiring an unprotected first-round pick that we'll be able to use immediately in this upcoming draft is a package that we feel really has tremendous value,

It's always exciting to get back on the field. It's a critical time of the year. You find out so much about your team and you're trying to improve.

After compiling a wealth of medical information, we determined that it would be in our best interest to void the trade. We appreciate Steven's patience during this process and wish him the best of luck back in Philadelphia.

He's our starter because he's earned it. But like a lot of positions, there's competition there, and that's a good situation.

You hope to, but I don't know if there are any guarantees with that.

Jeremy will get the majority of the reps. He's had a real good spring. I think all three have had good springs and we would like to get them at least one series with the first offense.

I like to watch junior tape, but I also like to get to know the young man. Being an athlete is one thing being a student and having good character is something else. How can you evaluate that after watching junior tape and maybe getting them on campus one or two times I'd rather be a step slower.

We expect to do great things this season, both on and off the court,

Our chimney was blown off and part of our roof was damaged, and we had some water damage. But there have been many more people shaken than we are, of course.

The thing you try to do is create an atmosphere and a culture that will allow people to be successful, ... ... We've got great people in this organization who are really talented. I think the important thing in our position, in the front office, is to allow them to do their jobs and to be there to support them and help them.

The league is going to be very competitive this year, especially with the new teams. There are a lot of good players and good coaches in this league and it is going to be tough. We already have a lot to overcome so there is much to do to get ready for the season.

We're going to get into a stretch where we are going to play a lot of games without time off. I think the players have handled it well. Our practices have been good. They know there's nothing anyone could've done about the games being canceled. We know we are going to play and they will be excited about playing.

I've said all along, this is where we want to recruit. It's important to keep in-state players that are capable of playing Division I ball in the state. We worked it hard.

It's been a very, very different year and a tough year -- like tonight's game was tough. What a resilient bunch of football players. They've just been so good pushing through it and keeping a positive attitude.

Today was a nice follow up to the first day. Things are coming together, as we install more of our system. It will be interesting to see how we respond on Friday, after Thursday's off day.

It's another important day. You work all week to get ready, and we're just waiting to see how the players will perform.

That's kind of the way we're treating it. We can't take everybody, but we're going to make the best of it.

Jeremy's a little ahead right now. He's been here longer and got more experience. Right now, he's been the better practice player.

I think everybody is disappointed we're not playing. But nobody had any control over this situation. It was the right call.

We feel that this gives us a player we want and the player to add for our future that we are really, really excited about.

He's such a good player. We need to get a little more meat on him. He needs to improve his strength and weight this summer. But he's got solid feet and knows what he's doing. .. Before his career is over, he's going to be an all-conference player for us.

I don't think (the running backs) did a bad job. We didn't run smart a few times. One time, we had a chance to make a big play, and we didn't set a block up. If we run smart, we had a chance to make a big play.

You have to have a good quarterback to win a championship,

You know how I am, nothing is ever good enough, ... but we did make some improvement.

Thank goodness for the city of Memphis and especially the University of Memphis. I don't know what else we could do. I know our football team is very appreciative of everything Memphis is doing for us.

Physically, he's capable. Now, he's got to learn our system.

We went through this a few years ago from Charlotte to New Orleans and a lot of the things are still fresh in our minds.

It's a big loss for us because we thought he was an outstanding quarterback prospect. It's unfortunate for him. I feel real bad for him.