Mark Fox interview

Mark Fox sat down for an interview this morning.  Here it is if you missed it.

If you don't have time to listen, I'll hit some of the highlights:

• On playing a rival to open things up:  "You know your team's going to be pretty dialed in mentally..."  After the lackluster openings to the last few seasons, let's hope so.
• On why he likes his team:  "Finally we have some experience that returns."  This is a common thread in Fox's comments this fall.  Hopefully that experience translates into success.
• On his timeline for the season:  "The games in November and December are almost more important than that games in January and February."
• On the perceived strength of the SEC and Georgia's place in it:  "We did have two teams in the Final Four last year...and Tennessee advanced deep into the NCAA Tournament...and Kentucky tied us in the SEC and Tennessee was behind us."  He's right, of course, though all three of those teams handled Georgia fairly easily head-to-head.
• On the seniors:  "Now to have some seniors who can be leaders for us...we just have not had that."

He also says Kenny Gaines returned to practice on Sunday, but he's still not sure he'll be able to go Friday night.

I am really glad Fox is talking the talking re: the importance of non-conference play.  Let's hope the team can walk the walk starting this week.