We all like to prove people wrong who say we're no good.

The Pope is 77 years old and he's in charge of a billion people. All I have to do is put 11 on the field.

But as coaches, we need to get a little more fire and passion and be more demanding that our guys get the job done. I think players will respond to that, and we'll see.

I do get away maybe a little bit more than most coaches do, but that seems to have worked for me in my coaching career. I recommended the way not to get burned out from your job is to have some hobbies and get away from it when you can.

Will be the 14th time I've coached in Neyland Stadium. ... I've coached there more than some of their head coaches.

He was the unloving father that I never had, but I still craved his acceptance.

But at some point, we've got to have disciplined play and have got to coach better. I'm not putting it on the players. We've got to coach them to tackle and block better. It's as simple as that. If we can do those things, we'll have a chance.