On what he told his team after missing the playoffs:
This guy is a leader. The fact is, there were too many teams with two losses this year to fit them all into the playoff. So if you lost two games (or three), you put yourself in a position where you might get left out. Maybe you don't like the decision the committee made. Maybe you thought your schedule was too hard. But if you leave your fate to the whims of a dozen old guys in a hotel conference room, you might be disappointed. That's life. Instead of whining, focus on removing all doubt next time.
Quote:
"The message was just, hey, we had control over this at Alabama and at Texas, and we did not do enough. I think it's really important that we take ownership over the things that we did have control over rather than complain about whatever decisions are being left out. Like, we can't be victims in this situation, because I think there's a level of entitlement that exists in that. That cuts against the DNA of our program. So, the conversation was, hey, the world expects us to be disappointed right now, but what we are is excited."
This guy is a leader. The fact is, there were too many teams with two losses this year to fit them all into the playoff. So if you lost two games (or three), you put yourself in a position where you might get left out. Maybe you don't like the decision the committee made. Maybe you thought your schedule was too hard. But if you leave your fate to the whims of a dozen old guys in a hotel conference room, you might be disappointed. That's life. Instead of whining, focus on removing all doubt next time.
