JOHN SAMUEL SHENKER
- "Everyone thinks I'm old, but I'm not on the oldest on the team."
- "Anytime you play Alabama, it doesn't the matter for either team. A lot of intensity and passion in this game ... When Cadillac took over, he said we are going to play for Auburn, and that is what we have done."
- On running the ball: "Anytime you can run the football really well, you are going to have success. I think we have the two best backs in the country back there."
- Says a lot of focus is getting the passing game going because that is the best way to get the running game going against Alabama.
- "Probably not. It's more of the mental struggle than anything." - on changing offensive coordinators midway through a season and if a normal fan could realize how hard it is
- On what it would mean to the seniors to win Saturday: "Just for the Auburn fan base, it would do so much. For the seniors, to get us to bowl eligibility and win in a place where we haven't won in a decade or so..."
- On Robby's growth: "He's starting to understand that each week calls for him to be a different guy. He's done very well with that. He's matured so much during the year."
- "They just give you a lot of different looks. They disguise things very well." - on Alabama's defense
COLBY WOODEN
- On confidence going into rivalry game: "We are definitely feeling amped. We know no one gives a chance in hell to win this. We are playing with house money."
- Says there could not have been a better interim pick than Cadillac. "He loves to teach men how to become Auburn men. Not only do guys want to play for him, they have fun playing for him."
- "We are having a helluva ride with him." - on playing for Cadillac
- "I feel like he has been calling more blitzes. He's just letting us play." - on Jeff Schmedding
- "Last year we had a great time. We were able to mix up some pressure. We were able to get home." - on the defense last year in the Iron Bowl
- "It's going to be a good old-fashioned fist fight." - on Saturday
- "It would show that anything is possible. Looking at where we were, no one gave us a shot." - on making a bowl game
- "I'm most proud of how the young guy are stepping up for the seniors. They know it is the seniors last time in the Iron Bowl or in Jordan-Hare." - on what he has been most proud of last few weeks
DERICK HALL
- "I would do it a thousand times over." - on vouching for Cadillac "He means a lot to me ... We are brothers, bonded by Auburn for one."
- On creating havoc: "Huge. They have a prolific offense. They have a good running back. Good wide receivers. Heisman Trophy winner in Bryce Young at quarterback."
- On playing with house money: "Lay it all on the line. If we win, we win. Just give it all for Auburn."
- "We just came out and played dominant defense." - on what changed in the second half
- "Dressing, for sure." - on if it is dressing or stuffing
- "It's huge. Coming off a game like that where you feel like you let it slip away." - on what a win would mean
ROBBY ASHFORD
- "I just woke up today and was like, 'It's Iron Bowl week.' You don't look past other games but this game is special."
- On last three weeks: "Just with the coaching change, everything has been different. It's kind of helped us bring life back. I think Auburn was in a dark place."
- "I don't care about stats as long as it is a W in the win column."
- On having a lot of Bama fans in family: "My brother-in-law played at Alabama. Just a competitive rivalry within the family. Brother-in-law has been talking smack, as he should. It's just good to see how much this game brings our family along."
- On what made him lean Auburn: "There was always something about Auburn. One, I love to be different. I didn't want to be like my family." - Said he had a Bo Jackson jersey when he was 4. "Auburn always felt different to me, felt special."
- Says the 2010 Iron Bowl is his favorite. "It felt like a movie almost."
- Said he couldn't understand why he was putting the ball on the ground early in the season since he had never done it. Worked on ball security in practice while watching film of what happened.
- "DJ, that's my dawg. When he told me he was coming here, I was like, 'Oh yeah, I can go play with my dawg again.'" "That pick six he had: he owed me one because he dropped one earlier."
- On one part of play he would like to see improve in this game: "Passing game ... I feel like I haven't played to my capability."
TANK BIGSBY
- "Everyone is focused on their job."
- On Caddy being first African-American coach in Iron Bowl: "It means a lot to see Cadillac go and be the leader of this team."
- "It's amazing because we actually attempted to do it. Coach Friend and Coach Hilliard are finding us ways to get the ball." - on the last three weeks getting the ball more
- On what makes the Iron Bowl different: "The people that have done it before and the schools' history. People have laid the foundation for what this game is supposed to mean."
- "The energy has been different around us. It's uplifting." - on the difference in last 3 weeks
- On what he has seen out of Damari: "Damari is extremely talented. I feel like he's going to be the top back in his class when things get rolling."
- On what he has learned about Coach Cadillac as head coach: "He doesn't change because he's the head coach. He's the same person since I've met him."
- "Everyone thinks I'm old, but I'm not on the oldest on the team."
- "Anytime you play Alabama, it doesn't the matter for either team. A lot of intensity and passion in this game ... When Cadillac took over, he said we are going to play for Auburn, and that is what we have done."
- On running the ball: "Anytime you can run the football really well, you are going to have success. I think we have the two best backs in the country back there."
- Says a lot of focus is getting the passing game going because that is the best way to get the running game going against Alabama.
- "Probably not. It's more of the mental struggle than anything." - on changing offensive coordinators midway through a season and if a normal fan could realize how hard it is
- On what it would mean to the seniors to win Saturday: "Just for the Auburn fan base, it would do so much. For the seniors, to get us to bowl eligibility and win in a place where we haven't won in a decade or so..."
- On Robby's growth: "He's starting to understand that each week calls for him to be a different guy. He's done very well with that. He's matured so much during the year."
- "They just give you a lot of different looks. They disguise things very well." - on Alabama's defense
COLBY WOODEN
- On confidence going into rivalry game: "We are definitely feeling amped. We know no one gives a chance in hell to win this. We are playing with house money."
- Says there could not have been a better interim pick than Cadillac. "He loves to teach men how to become Auburn men. Not only do guys want to play for him, they have fun playing for him."
- "We are having a helluva ride with him." - on playing for Cadillac
- "I feel like he has been calling more blitzes. He's just letting us play." - on Jeff Schmedding
- "Last year we had a great time. We were able to mix up some pressure. We were able to get home." - on the defense last year in the Iron Bowl
- "It's going to be a good old-fashioned fist fight." - on Saturday
- "It would show that anything is possible. Looking at where we were, no one gave us a shot." - on making a bowl game
- "I'm most proud of how the young guy are stepping up for the seniors. They know it is the seniors last time in the Iron Bowl or in Jordan-Hare." - on what he has been most proud of last few weeks
DERICK HALL
- "I would do it a thousand times over." - on vouching for Cadillac "He means a lot to me ... We are brothers, bonded by Auburn for one."
- On creating havoc: "Huge. They have a prolific offense. They have a good running back. Good wide receivers. Heisman Trophy winner in Bryce Young at quarterback."
- On playing with house money: "Lay it all on the line. If we win, we win. Just give it all for Auburn."
- "We just came out and played dominant defense." - on what changed in the second half
- "Dressing, for sure." - on if it is dressing or stuffing
- "It's huge. Coming off a game like that where you feel like you let it slip away." - on what a win would mean
ROBBY ASHFORD
- "I just woke up today and was like, 'It's Iron Bowl week.' You don't look past other games but this game is special."
- On last three weeks: "Just with the coaching change, everything has been different. It's kind of helped us bring life back. I think Auburn was in a dark place."
- "I don't care about stats as long as it is a W in the win column."
- On having a lot of Bama fans in family: "My brother-in-law played at Alabama. Just a competitive rivalry within the family. Brother-in-law has been talking smack, as he should. It's just good to see how much this game brings our family along."
- On what made him lean Auburn: "There was always something about Auburn. One, I love to be different. I didn't want to be like my family." - Said he had a Bo Jackson jersey when he was 4. "Auburn always felt different to me, felt special."
- Says the 2010 Iron Bowl is his favorite. "It felt like a movie almost."
- Said he couldn't understand why he was putting the ball on the ground early in the season since he had never done it. Worked on ball security in practice while watching film of what happened.
- "DJ, that's my dawg. When he told me he was coming here, I was like, 'Oh yeah, I can go play with my dawg again.'" "That pick six he had: he owed me one because he dropped one earlier."
- On one part of play he would like to see improve in this game: "Passing game ... I feel like I haven't played to my capability."
TANK BIGSBY
- "Everyone is focused on their job."
- On Caddy being first African-American coach in Iron Bowl: "It means a lot to see Cadillac go and be the leader of this team."
- "It's amazing because we actually attempted to do it. Coach Friend and Coach Hilliard are finding us ways to get the ball." - on the last three weeks getting the ball more
- On what makes the Iron Bowl different: "The people that have done it before and the schools' history. People have laid the foundation for what this game is supposed to mean."
- "The energy has been different around us. It's uplifting." - on the difference in last 3 weeks
- On what he has seen out of Damari: "Damari is extremely talented. I feel like he's going to be the top back in his class when things get rolling."
- On what he has learned about Coach Cadillac as head coach: "He doesn't change because he's the head coach. He's the same person since I've met him."
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