I could finish my career being a defensive coordinator and say, 'Hey, he's Mickey Andrews.'
— Kirby Smart
A lot of people think our standard is to be first in the SEC, be first in the country, first in our red zone, and run defense. We really don't go by that motto. We go by, 'Be the best Alabama defense there's been.'
I think, as a coach, you have to be willing to do what's best for the player. And you say what's best for the player: is it better to give him a game suspension, three-game suspension, no suspension. I think each case may be different in that.
I moved seven times the first seven years I coached.
I don't recruit against Nick Saban. I recruit for the University of Georgia.
My family's so happy in Tuscaloosa. My wife loves it.
I think it's what's best for that kid. Are you going to teach that kid a lesson for 10 years down the road by suspending him a game?
