45 Quotes by Mike Degory

We thought Tennessee was going to be one of the toughest defenses we'd have to play and then all of a sudden we look at the film and say maybe not. These guys are just as good if not better than Tennessee.

We know that football isn't always life. We've learned that lesson.

Everything's going to come down to this game. This is our measuring stick. How is our offense going to do in the SEC? Where are we going to end up at the end of the season? We've had this date marked since January, so we understand the importance of this game.

Do we have an identity? Maybe not yet. All we're looking for now is 11 guys who will work hard together.

Everything is going to come down to this game. This is our measuring stick for how well our offense is going to do in the SEC and we're going to end up in the SEC. If we're going to take back The Swamp, it's going to start Saturday.

There's part of me that would always like it to be better. But I feel comfortable with what those guys are able to do next year.

I've been here a long time, and that was a great thing. We've got the best student body in America, and I really enjoyed that.

It would have been awesome to look back and say I won SEC championships, and I won all those rings, but you're not going to have that stuff. You have to remember the times with your friends, joking around in the locker room -- the good times and the bad times. Hopefully, you remember the good times.

The talent's there. And the togetherness is getting there. If you start putting all the wheels in motion and all pieces together, it's a pretty good-looking puzzle.