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" It's very important that we don't make the same mistakes twice. That's a big part of improvement. "
Kirby Smart
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" I think, as a coach, you have to be willing to do what's best for the player. And you say what's best for the player: is it better to give him a game suspension, three-game suspension, no suspension. I think each case may be different in that. "
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