"It's not about the hype. It's about the prep."
Lane Kiffin echoed those two lines more and more as the 2011 season gained in momentum. He shared them again with ESPN.com's Ted Miller in regards to the offseason plaudits the Trojans are already receiving in anticipation of a big 2012.
"We don't talk about that at all within our team," Kiffin told Miller. "Like we
said again and again last year, the game is about the preparation, it's
not about the hype."
However, Kiffin acknowledged that the potential of a top preseason ranking is a positive reminder of the program's ability to "move away the clouds" of NCAA sanctions, to quote another one of the head coach's favorite phrases.
"We're appreciative of the national respect coming our way with the preseason No. 1 or No. 2 conversations," he said. "That does kind of give you a kind of state of your program right now. To know what was handed down a little over a year and a half ago [NCAA sanctions], what most people considered a death penalty and the end of 'SC for years and years, and then to be sitting where we are now, we're appreciative of that. Obviously, that excites our fan base, who have had so much taken away from them. And it excites future recruits."
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(Photo by Jon SooHoo)
Lane Kiffin echoed those two lines more and more as the 2011 season gained in momentum. He shared them again with ESPN.com's Ted Miller in regards to the offseason plaudits the Trojans are already receiving in anticipation of a big 2012.
"We don't talk about that at all within our team," Kiffin told Miller. "Like we
said again and again last year, the game is about the preparation, it's
not about the hype."However, Kiffin acknowledged that the potential of a top preseason ranking is a positive reminder of the program's ability to "move away the clouds" of NCAA sanctions, to quote another one of the head coach's favorite phrases.
"We're appreciative of the national respect coming our way with the preseason No. 1 or No. 2 conversations," he said. "That does kind of give you a kind of state of your program right now. To know what was handed down a little over a year and a half ago [NCAA sanctions], what most people considered a death penalty and the end of 'SC for years and years, and then to be sitting where we are now, we're appreciative of that. Obviously, that excites our fan base, who have had so much taken away from them. And it excites future recruits."
Click here for the full story.
(Photo by Jon SooHoo)
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