As I told our team, this is over. We start back next Monday morning at 7 o'clock with all the guys coming back minus the seniors. But this will be a good team. We had a good year. We had an excellent year.
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They learned what it was like to lose and get back up. This year was about consistency, and I thought we started playing well mid-way through the year and just got better and better as the season went on.Tommy Tuberville
We called practice off on that Sunday and basically said we'll meet back here tomorrow afternoon, everybody go home and make sure everything's safe. You don't realize the devastation that happens. It's like a bomb that goes off. In the Miami area there wasn't any water, food . . . or electricity for a month.
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There's probably more question marks on this depth chart than we've had the last few years. We've got a lot of young guys that can play but we need to find out if they can get it done at this level.
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That is football. You have got to execute and tonight the kicking game wasn't there for us. They ran that punt back, we made a mistake but that's part of it.
Tommy Tuberville
We average 15-20 more plays than the NFL. We have to examine scenarios that make it better for the players and reducing the number of plays is one of them.
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As recently as New Year's Day, weeks after making their case to the best of their ability in the regular season, the Tigers still were clawing for respect. Unanimously delegatedby the AP, coaches and BCS rankings to the No. 3 spot behind USC and Oklahoma, the Auburn folks told every reporter who would listen that they deserved consideration as split national champion via the AP poll -- Orange Bowl bids be damned. Obviously, we feel like there's one more vote, ... We'll be auditioning.
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