It's very important that we don't make the same mistakes twice. That's a big part of improvement. Kirby Smart bigimportantimprovement Change image and share on social
It's never me against Saban, and I have too much respect for him to say that anyway. I never felt that way. Kirby Smart feltrespectsaban Change image and share on social
To be honest, it makes you a lot better coach when your boss is in the meeting room. You're a lot more driven every day. Kirby Smart boscoachday Change image and share on social
Welcome to the world we live in as coaches. You've got to figure out what you can do best and better to get these kids a chance to be successful. I think that comes through a lot of things - confidence, improvement, recruiting. Kirby Smart chancecoachconfidence share on social
I don't recruit against Nick Saban. I recruit for the University of Georgia. Kirby Smart georgianickrecruit Change image and share on social
It's very rare that Georgia and Alabama are the only two teams recruiting a kid. Kirby Smart alabamageorgiakid Change image and share on social
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. Kirby Smart amountcoachcoordinator Change image and share on social
The only thing that matters with my kids are them graduating and playing well, and I try to do my dangedest to get them to play well. Kirby Smart dangedestgraduatekid Change image and share on social
If you chart SEC champions over a 20-year period, the one consistent thing to me is you're not going to win if you don't have a quarterback. It's too critical of a position. He decides something every play. Kirby Smart championchartconsistent share on social
At the end of the day, if you're not beating the teams on the road recruiting that you have to beat on the field, then you're probably not going to win many championships. Kirby Smart beatchampionshipday Change image and share on social