"Joe Kines" is a former American football player and coach in the United States. He spent most of his coaching career as an assistant in college football ranks, twice serving as an interim head coach: in 1992 at the University of Arkansas after the firing of Jack Crowe and in 2006 at the University of Alabama after the dismissal of Mike Shula.

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We didn't want to give up that touchdown at the end, but they had been scoring about 80 points a game, and to give up 10 ain't too bad.

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I don't know that you enjoy looking at any of this mess. It's fun to look at if you're not involved in it. We just have to find a way to rush the passer, to cover some folks and then find some way to pressure it.

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I did a poor job. That's my fault. That's not the players job, that's my fault.

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Neither can you rush everybody. Then you're one missed tackle away from a touchdown.

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He doesn't talk much around anybody. Maybe he does when he's not in the (football) building. What he does say, though, matters. You need to listen when he talks.

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We really started out worrying about it. And as the game wore along, we said, 'Look, the coverage is great. They're not going to beat us scrambling. He'll get whatever he'll get, get on the ground, and we'll go on and play.

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Well, it's about like getting ready for open-heart surgery. It's quite a challenge. It's not an easy deal.

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For three years, I've tried to encourage them to play within their personalities. They see life as alive and full speed, and we've tried not to box 'em up.

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Most coaches can't stand (this system). They're going to add two more plays, thinking if this one is good, then one more would be great. But they're running the same plays and the same system.

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