Rick Rodriguez Quotations

If we lose that game, it's Seminole going to the playoffs and not us. Dexter willed us to a victory in that game because he knew we had to win it. That's what I'll always remember.

I ain't ever had a player like him. The kid can do it all. He's special.

It appears that Rutgers now is the team to beat. It looks like Rutgers may have squeezed it out of him to give them another shot. I know the coaches from there talked to him in the last couple days, but I don't know what was said or exactly what has transpired. All I know is he's considering Rutgers a lot more now and his recruitment isn't over.

I'm struck by the numbers -- by what they have been able to achieve. There's a real commitment to retain and build the staff.

We never thought about that as some magic number. Before the season, we were thinking probably 1,500 to 1,600 yards. But then about halfway through the season, people started talking about 2,000.

You kind of look back, ... and say, Man, we were a little short here.

Where anybody can compete and throw up a building down the road, that's not something we'd hold onto as long.

The public expects the press to have credibility. If this service could enhance that, it might be helpful. Editors have to trust their reporters, so it would be a delicate balance. We don't use the service, but if we did, I doubt we'd run every story through it.

(Dexter) was the first one to get his letter to Ole Miss. The coaches said he'd also be the first one to get the ball.

Dexter's no longer on field-goal block. That was a mistake on my part. We've got to make sure he doesn't get hurt anymore.

I took Dexter out in the fourth quarter. Better to be safe than sorry.

He's the best I've ever coached. He's a special player and an incredible person.

get in front of someone and Dexter will do the rest.