University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Transcript of Head Coach Jeff Bower' Weekly Teleconference
9/6/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
Transcript of Head Coach Jeff Bower?s Weekly Teleconference
Opening Statement:
?We?re doing well, but things have certainly not been convenient. We?ve adjusted our plans. We?ve gotten some good work done in
On
?I haven?t seen them. We don?t have game tape from their first game against
On Feeling Behind Entering The
?Considering what we?ve been through, we?ll be as ready to play. We?ve played catch up and we?ll be as ready as we can be. We?ve made a lot of progress here. We need to have good practices to end the week. We?ve tried to catch up on conditioning. I?m satisfied where we are considering everything we?ve gone through.?
On The Team?s Resilience:
?They are a resilient bunch and don?t give enough credit. We?ve got over 35 guys from
On The Possibility Of The
?I?ve talked to our Athletic Director Richard Giannini, and we?re going to play the game. We need to do whatever we can for the spirit of the people in
On Tuesday?s Practice:
?I think we had a very good day today.?
?I hope so. Based on practice, they have good enthusiasm. The players have gotten a lot accomplished. They?ve been focused. I do think that they?re tired of not being home, but we?ve kept them on a routine. We?re all anxious to get back to
On LeVance Richmond:
?We finally made contact and he is fine. He is still on the team, but he will not make the trip to
On If The Time Off Hurts The Offense:
?The layoff time hurts and timing and precision. We?re working to make progress in that area and I think we have since we?ve been here. We need to walk off the practice field on Thursday feeling good. We scrimmaged some on Wednesday, which was the first time we did that in about two weeks. We needed to do that entering the
On Dustin Almond:
?He is close. He is a little still when he starts out, but he feels better when he goes along."
