SEC Conference Quotes

I went to Alabama, so I'm still very devoted to Alabama football and the SEC.

The majority of my family is Auburn fans, and I grew up watching Auburn football, and that's always who I've cheered for.

I follow Texas A&M very closely, having worked with the SEC Network.

I have nothing against the Razorbacks. In fact, they are one of my favorite teams because they play so hard for Houston Nutt.

It doesn't get much more Arkansas than being a former Arkansas Razorback football player.

At Tennessee, I said I can't wait to beat Florida in the Swamp and sing 'Rocky Top' all night long. The thing at Tennessee I felt was that there needed to be energy in the program immediately. Two of the last three years there, they were 5-7. Urban Meyer and Nick Saban were at all-time highs. I felt like the fan base and players needed confidence.

I'm in Alabama. First thing I want to say is Roll Tide! I was at the Alabama/Georgia game last year sitting right in the middle of the Alabama section and saw that they rolled all over them!

They said 'the SEC this, the SEC that.' I said, 'You talk like all 14 teams are this, that and the other thing.' I said, 'You have to give credit to the first one or two that have won the national championship, but don't act like they're all doing that.'

When we launched the SEC Network, I think I cried.

I was recruited at Alabama and at Auburn to play basketball.

To be able to bring an entire city together is not easy, and we definitely have one thing in common in the city - that's the Tigers. The history of the school is well-noted around town. It is an SEC kind of country with all the SEC schools, but Memphis trumps all of that in the city. I embrace that.

If Alabama were 8-4, they'd still be dominating the conversation.