Alan Pruneda ✞

Jeff Traylor on the Alamodome crowd: "They're a smart crowd. They know when to get loud and when to be quiet. You don't have to coach San Antonio fans. "Our guys are very educated, probably from their frustration for cheering for the Cowboys all their life."

I asked Jeff Traylor why opposing coaches feel comfortable questioning the legitimacy of the Alamodome and UTSA's fans. His response: "It just so happens that this week is integrity for us; that's our culture pillar this week. I think those coaches say it - I don't think they really believe that. The president that hired me, the AD that hired me, they would never do that. "Jeff Traylor would find a way to pump noise in here. Those two won't let me. I've been working with the same people my entire life as a college coach. They won't do it. So I take it as a challenge at my president and my AD. My players take it as a challenge at me. My former players take it as a challenge for everything we've done here, like it's all been bogus, it's all not been real, it's not been earned. "Because when you study it, 26-1 in conference, 36-5 [under Traylor] - that shouldn't happen in San Antonio. It's almost like they're telling us we don't deserve that. That's how we take that. And I'm not spinning that. It just keeps happening."