Ed Orgeron Quotations

We need as many (freshmen) that are able to play. Realistically, we're probably going to play at least half of that class. Some positions we needed to get better at. Others we needed to improve our depth.

He is back and ready to go. That is why he didn't kick for us, because he missed all of preseason camp. So we need to find out about him this week.

He is back and ready to go, ... That is why he didn't kick for us, because he missed all of preseason camp. So we need to find out about him this week.

Guys are moving to Memphis, Houston or northern Louisiana. We are going to keep a close eye on where they go.

He was picking it up and was given just enough time for the routes to come open. I don't know if you're going to totally stop him.

He was 99 percent of our focus, ... He's the key to the game. You're not going to completely stop a guy like that.

I think we need to get back to the basic fundamental parts of our offense that I brought with us from USC, ... I was able to spend some time in California with Coach Carroll and those guys. Hopefully we can work out some of the kinks we have on offense.

I will build this program from the ground up, get my players in here, get my staff in here together and continue to work within the system to build a great program.

Our run defense has not done well, and there is no excuse for that. We aren't fitting well, and we have a couple of new players in there, who aren't as good as the guys who are injured. On offense, our passing game, including the protection, is not where it needs to be.

Robert had his chance, ... He may have his chance again, but right now, I feel Michael Spurlock is the better quarterback. It was obvious tonight.

Physically he's ready to play, but mentally he's not, ... Patrick Willis is going to have to play most of the snaps. Hopefully we can spell him once in a while, but Robert's not ready to run our whole defense yet.

Our offense is designed to run against eight-man fronts, and we just didn't get it done, ... We're going to have to take the opportunities to hit the long ball downfield too. They were there last week, and we just didn't hit them.

Justin Sparks had an opportunity to show us what he could do, but he's been really inconsistent. We will continue through the week with the guys that we have, chart them and see who does the best job, then play that guy.

That will never happen in my program. I will never do that. Too many things can happen. You can cause a fumble and pick it up and run for a touchdown.

We're building our program here from the ground up.

We have a lot of families in Gulfport (Miss.) and Biloxi (Miss.) and obviously we have a lot of family down in New Orleans. We're really sensitive to that. With our program, family comes first and we're going to take care of these young men.

We have a lot of families in Gulfport and Biloxi, and obviously we have a lot of family down in New Orleans. We're really sensitive to that. With our program, family comes first and we're going to take care of these young men.

We've let Alan Abrams back on the team. There will be certain circumstances he must follow.

We needed to get pressure on the quarterback, and his sack was a big play. We need him to be more consistent and continue to play like he was at the end.

We are going to take a bit of an advantage and recruit,

When a recruit comes in or commits, we lay out everything all the do's and don'ts and conditions of that (scholarship offer). We have to protect ourselves. Protect the program.

We didn't play well on the corners, and their receivers made plays we hadn't given up most of the year.

We had a chance to look at the film and lots of corrections need to be made. We are excited to go out and have a great practice.

When you play football, those things are going to happen. But we have some guys who have gained some experience, so we'll be fine.

When you play ball, that's going to happen. We've got some guys that are experienced. We're going to be fine.

Well, he got ready in about two seconds on the sidelines. I think with about a week's preparation, he will be as ready as we can get a freshman ready. He is physically talented, and he has been studying our defense. We may not be able to do as many things as we could with Patrick, but I think we can run our defense with (Russell) in there.

We tried to turn it into a position to see if we can get our second team ready in case something happens to Brent. We had a battle there and we still have a long ways to go. The speed of our offense wasn't what we needed and what we expect to have with Brent.

I understand the passion that the fans have for Ole Miss football, and I can understand their impatience. I just want them to know we are bringing this program along, and we are going to get there.

I've never said that (to a prospect). We handle those things on an individual basis. That's just the way I feel. I feel strong in the bonds we build during recruiting.

The tempo wasn't there, the execution wasn't there, so I told them to come back later, ... If they don't practice the way I want them to practice, that's it. We're done.

Actually, it was a combination of all three of those things. Our offense is designed to be able to run the football against any defense we face. We just didn't do that very well in our first game. So we went back to the basics and looked at some things, and hopefully we'll have it corrected by Saturday.

Alan Abrams has come to the forefront as a good zone runner, and we're going to play him more.

It's fantastic. It's unique, powerful and sleek, and it will represent the university in a first-class manner.

It's more of an assignment thing with Kendrick, but eventually he and Antonio will play. They aren't ready to play right now.

That's the amazing thing. We've had some of our best practices this week. We are hoping that some of the families who have evacuated to our area will be at the game Monday. So it may turn out to be a positive for us.

I'm excited about this staff. Each of these men brings something different to the table and this group represents a blend of experience and youth. They all have great energy, are strong recruiters, and are outstanding teachers. It was evident to me during this hiring process that they are excited about being at Ole Miss. That's important.

I'm excited about this staff, ... Each of these men brings something different to the table and this group represents a blend of experience and youth. They all have great energy, are strong recruiters, and are outstanding teachers. It was evident to me during this hiring process that they are excited about being at Ole Miss. That's important.

I'm disappointed we lost, but I'm mostly disappointed in myself not getting the team ready to play,

I had to do a big sell job. He's a tremendous player with the heart of a lion. But he might have been the biggest recruit we had. He just loves Ole Miss.

I like to do a lot of learning during a win. But losing is a part of football. It is where we are at. We have to learn from this loss, take the positives and move on and not dwell on the negatives.

I prepared to handle it the best way I could for my team and for my school. And I thought I did that. I was really disappointed in the loss, but mostly disappointed in myself. By getting the team ready to play, it is my job to keep this ship steered right, and I am going to do that in a positive way. We will continue to build a championship program here.

I just know that we did the right thing, ... We called an assistant coach and said that we heard that football may not be going on at Tulane, and we would like to go through the proper channels when the time comes.

He's really a good athlete. He's exactly what we thought he would be when we recruited him. The more he learns the defense, the more we'll be able to trust him back there on the deep ball.

If I could create a nose tackle, it would be him.

I can only speak for Ole Miss, but I think it's very positive for us. We like it. You get to know the (prospects) a lot better by having them around and they get used to our system.

He brings a lot to the offense, and we need to get him the football more in all aspects of the offense.

He operates well, threw the ball well. He's more of a pocket passer who can run our protection and run our systems.