Bear Down Wildcats

TJATUA wrote:Apparently, Keyshawn Jr is still not with the team and Young Jr is still suspended. Anyone have any intel as to what’s going on in these two situations?

On quarterback Khalil Tate’s development:
“I think every day that we’re out here he understands a little more of the big picture,” Sumlin said. “At that position, the whiteboard, the video, the walk through is nothing, nothing like full speed. That phase of it is ongoing.

On having Tate on the cover of Sports Illustrated:
“It’s great exposure for the university,” Sumlin said. “Anytime you have a player that has something like that, or is a national award winner or finalist, we’ve always looked at that as a team award. You can’t be 0-12 and do that. It takes a bunch of other people, coaches, players, a lot of different things to put yourself in that position.”

On his relationship with Tate, and quarterbacks in general:
“I’ve told quarterbacks this since Case Keenum (at Houston), quarterback and the head coach get way, way too much credit when we win and we get all the blame when we lose,” Sumlin said. “Because of that you have to have that kind of (strong) relationship. You don’t usually blame the right guard when you lose.”

On the quarterbacks in general:
“Tonight was important because we can’t give all seven guys these reps for the next three weeks,” Sumlin said. “We’re going to make some decisions (Sunday) based on a lot of different things. The decision-making process for that position is extremely important.”

On the linebacker corps:
“They’ve been extremely competitive with the offense,” Sumlin said. “Competitive but not combative. They haven’t been over the top, starting fights, but they’ll light you up, let you know about it. They’re having some fun out there. That energy has been infectious.”

On Scottie Young’s status after being reinstated
“We really don’t have a relationship with him,” Sumlin said. “He’s been suspended since we’ve been here. That’s where it is with him.”

azgreg wrote:I'm hearing we've got ourselves a punter.

RichardCranium wrote:I thoroughly dislike that 'erazona' branding stuff.

Yeah, maybe its a catchy hashtag, but its ugly. Its even worse than 'Zona' all by itself, if that is even possible.

ChooChooCat wrote:I've never disliked the Zona moniker at all and I don't understand why most of our online fanbase seems to hate it honestly.

azcat49 wrote:

ChooChooCat wrote:I've never disliked the Zona moniker at all and I don't understand why most of our online fanbase seems to hate it honestly.

Agreed. I really like it. Kind of zippie and I don't think Zona St works so its all ours