Mike Price Quotations

(Only), he's such a damn good student, he doesn't have to go into coaching.

One play was good enough for me. He can play.

Sears is real doubtful for this week, and I don't know how long it's going to take (to heal), ... He is not going to have surgery, so that's a good thing. But we need Chamois in goal line, and we need him in the two tight end offense. I think he's going to have a better chance playing at linebacker eventually. But for right now, we need him at tight end.

I don't think (it's serious). But it's not good.

I don't know what kind of a world it would be, or how many people would be in that world, if it were one mistake and you're done,

Chris has a good attitude about it. He's always had such a great attitude.

He's just running around a little bit. He looked good, though.

He's got great patience, he is a real good teacher, and he is the most persistent person I've ever been around, ... Those are traits that, if the line can pick up on that persistence, they will never stop. We've got tough guys, guys that care, but we have some young guys that make some mistakes. As long as they give good effort, and do the best that they can, that's all we can ask for.

He gives them (military)-type names, in honor of being a soldier and what it takes to be a soldier,

He makes good catches. He has been giving a real good effort, and he's a little faster than I thought.

He flew back to be with his dad.

I think Ferguson is going to have a great year. He is actually catching the ball better on punt returns than I've seen. He's squaring the ball better, attacking the ball better. Making better catches. We know what Johnnie Lee Higgins can do. Dustin Bell will help us in that area. And Marcus Thomas, if we have to have him back there on kickoff returns, we will.

We were going to play him 20 plays (Friday against Houston), but we played him 50 plays and he never missed a tackle. He made seven tackles.

We have won every legal battle at every corner. We think we have vindicated his name. Two and a half years ago we said we would, and we think we have.

Most of the (blocks) are legal. (But) it doesn't matter if they're legal or not. Fifteen yards isn't going to help Zach West's knee.

Those were spectacular catches. I want to see him out at 15 practices this spring, every one of them, all the way through. Then I'll tell you (where he stands). He showed what he can do. But he can't do that if he's sitting on the sidelines.

We're not going to have him throw for about a week. It's sore right now. We're not going to do anything about it right now. We'll let it calm down a little bit.

We'll see how it goes. He's not going to play this week. If he doesn't play by Monday, then it's probably serious. I don't think it's a tear.

We're trying to give him a shot on defense. He wanted to move over, which is great. It will put him a little ahead for spring ball if he is going to be a linebacker.

We're riding them hard, but I think they're competitors and fighters, and they'll strive to do better, ... I'm not going to fire them and open up a new can of tackles. Because we haven't got a new can of tackles.

(The defensive line) was a strength for us going into the season, now it's a real question mark. Guys (like Padilla) are going to have to step up and play.

We love having the ball in his hands because good things always happen.

There couldn't have been a bigger blow for a fifth-year senior and a kid who has put forth so much effort,

This is going to be like the Rice game last year. Quentin Demps is going to make a play. He's a great athlete and he's got something special that allows him to make plays.

If there's a game for him to come back, this is the game to come back. We're lucky to have him.

I'm one happy man right now. I can't tell you how much I appreciated my wife, Joyce, and my family's loyalty and love. Without their strength, encouragement and support I don't know if I would have made it.

I'm kind of excited to see how it will turn out. I think it will give fans a chance to see what we really look like.

I'm excited about the progress he has made. He has put on a lot of weight and gained strength. He's up 20 pounds (from two years ago).

Anytime you're dealing with transfers, there is no letter of intent. Until they walk on and start playing, they can go anyplace. There is no letter of intent or agreement. You'd have to ask him where (they) want to go.

It's great having them here. The more, the merrier, really. We're doing everything we can do to promote football.

The kids take pride in it. It's kind of cool.

If you're struggling or young, you couldn't have a better guy. Because he has unbelievable patience and perseverance.

I really, truly believe the University of Alabama is bigger and better than this,

Howard had 47 plays, five tackles, five assisted tackles, two tackles for losses, a sack, two passes broken up, a recovered fumble, a quarterback hurry, an interception, and one big hit,

They just haven't really believed enough, after a big win. Maybe at some point tonight, we started believing. Maybe this is the one that puts us over.

It was OK. We made some big plays. But they acted a little tired. Maybe they didn't use the three-day weekend. I think, right now, it's push-comes-to-shove-time. So let's get it going. The guys need to make this important, because we're running out of time.

It's day-to-day. I thought it was Felix for a day, then yesterday, Felix didn't practice very well. I think we have two pretty good centers and they'll both play quite a bit.

And (running back) Jon Lane is continuing to impress me.

Ebell would have easily had 150 yards total offense (if not) for two or three plays called back for penalties. The screen play he ran, the counter he ran. Those were called back. Those plays were probably another 60 yards he didn't get.

They don't seem to have a weak link on their team, offensively, defensively or special teams,

It was a mixed decision, and a hard one to make.

He's not a fumbler. I suspect we won't see that again. I think one was a freak thing, and the other he got careless driving for more yards.

He played 23 plays and touched the ball four times, which means he wasn't touching the ball 19 times that he was in there. Blocking isn't his forte. So we've got to figure out a way to work that out.

If his knee is OK, we'll probably go with Luis. But we'll see. Both of them will play.

If he has a good week, he could go in the first round, maybe. And that would be awesome. I do think he'll go in the first three rounds.