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" You've got to be diversified enough. That's the truth in the SEC and in college football. "
Kirby Smart
Truth
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" Every young man that we want to bring here to the University of Georgia, we want them to graduate from this place. "
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" The amount of pressure that I've put on myself as a defensive coordinator for the last 10, 11 years, I really believe there's a lot more decisions that go into that position than the head coach. "
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" I always felt like, one of the niches is if you can recruit the SEC, you can be a head coach in the SEC. "
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" My family's so happy in Tuscaloosa. My wife loves it. "
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" I don't recruit against Nick Saban. I recruit for the University of Georgia. "
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" There's nothing worse than recruiting a player and then leaving the player. "
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" Every day I pull into that parking spot that says 'Head Football Coach,' I get out of my car and pinch myself sometimes, just to make sure it's real, sort of like, 'Is this really happening?' "
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" I think it's what's best for that kid. Are you going to teach that kid a lesson for 10 years down the road by suspending him a game? "
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" Coach Richt is a good friend of mine. I respect Coach Richt and worked for him for a year and respect the man he is and respect what he stands for. "
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" When you step out there on the field as a corner in our system, you have to be ready to play because humility is one week away. "
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" I felt like I was selling a product of the University of Georgia that's really special and really special to me as far as the education you can get, the development you can get, and the league we play in. That's what I've sold. "
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