Kenny Dillingham
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I would say you get to come out here and live in paradise and You get to play championship football. You don't have to go in the snow and hit people in 25 degrees. Yes. Does it get hot in the summer? Yeah. Yeah. Keep your butt inside, right? Get in the pool. The pool's not bad, right? It's a good spot. And be around good people. We have really good people on our staff, and we have a saying here.
I would say you get to come out here and live in paradise and You get to play championship football. You don't have to go in the snow and hit people in 25 degrees. Yes. Does it get hot in the summer? Yeah. Yeah. Keep your butt inside, right? Get in the pool. The pool's not bad, right? It's a good spot. And be around good people. We have really good people on our staff, and we have a saying here.
I would say you get to come out here and live in paradise and You get to play championship football. You don't have to go in the snow and hit people in 25 degrees. Yes. Does it get hot in the summer? Yeah. Yeah. Keep your butt inside, right? Get in the pool. The pool's not bad, right? It's a good spot. And be around good people. We have really good people on our staff, and we have a saying here.
Be a good person. Make good decisions. And the last one, have more fun working harder than anyone in the country. You want to have a lot of fun working your ass off?
Be a good person. Make good decisions. And the last one, have more fun working harder than anyone in the country. You want to have a lot of fun working your ass off?
Be a good person. Make good decisions. And the last one, have more fun working harder than anyone in the country. You want to have a lot of fun working your ass off?
Yeah. I mean, at the end of the day, like I know it's a business. I get all of it. Trust me. I'm in it. Right. So I understand it, but college sports is supposed to be to help the kids. Like that's still the root of, of what it's supposed to be. And if there's a guy who's not playing for us who wants to go play college football, why should I be upset? Like I shouldn't be upset.
Yeah. I mean, at the end of the day, like I know it's a business. I get all of it. Trust me. I'm in it. Right. So I understand it, but college sports is supposed to be to help the kids. Like that's still the root of, of what it's supposed to be. And if there's a guy who's not playing for us who wants to go play college football, why should I be upset? Like I shouldn't be upset.
Yeah. I mean, at the end of the day, like I know it's a business. I get all of it. Trust me. I'm in it. Right. So I understand it, but college sports is supposed to be to help the kids. Like that's still the root of, of what it's supposed to be. And if there's a guy who's not playing for us who wants to go play college football, why should I be upset? Like I shouldn't be upset.
I should be like, you're right. You're not going to play for us right now. Or maybe you're behind somebody on the depth chart, or maybe you're really good and you want to go your dream school, right? Maybe this isn't your dream school. Why would I be mad at a kid for wanting to be, do what's best for him? Coaches do it all the time. I've moved around. Assistant coaches move around.
I should be like, you're right. You're not going to play for us right now. Or maybe you're behind somebody on the depth chart, or maybe you're really good and you want to go your dream school, right? Maybe this isn't your dream school. Why would I be mad at a kid for wanting to be, do what's best for him? Coaches do it all the time. I've moved around. Assistant coaches move around.
I should be like, you're right. You're not going to play for us right now. Or maybe you're behind somebody on the depth chart, or maybe you're really good and you want to go your dream school, right? Maybe this isn't your dream school. Why would I be mad at a kid for wanting to be, do what's best for him? Coaches do it all the time. I've moved around. Assistant coaches move around.
What a double standard that would be for me if I don't support the players and their career aspirations like I support coaches and like I did in my career. So I root for them. I try to help them. I let them give my number to other college coaches for them to call me. I want to see them successful. And bottom line, and I really think if you're good to people,
What a double standard that would be for me if I don't support the players and their career aspirations like I support coaches and like I did in my career. So I root for them. I try to help them. I let them give my number to other college coaches for them to call me. I want to see them successful. And bottom line, and I really think if you're good to people,
What a double standard that would be for me if I don't support the players and their career aspirations like I support coaches and like I did in my career. So I root for them. I try to help them. I let them give my number to other college coaches for them to call me. I want to see them successful. And bottom line, and I really think if you're good to people,
People are going to be good to get back. Yeah. I really believe that.
People are going to be good to get back. Yeah. I really believe that.
People are going to be good to get back. Yeah. I really believe that.
Yeah, I would hope. Like I said, I just believe, like I said earlier, our number one thing on our board when we recruit people for our coaches, like our number one thing is be a good person. Like that's not very hard to do. Like when you really truly think about it, it's not hard to just treat people right. And if you do that, good things are going to happen for you. I just believe it.
Yeah, I would hope. Like I said, I just believe, like I said earlier, our number one thing on our board when we recruit people for our coaches, like our number one thing is be a good person. Like that's not very hard to do. Like when you really truly think about it, it's not hard to just treat people right. And if you do that, good things are going to happen for you. I just believe it.