Miller scrambles through interview
N.C. A&T redshirt junior
quarterback Herb Miller is
probably my favorite college
quarterback this year. He'd like
for me to say that he's the best
quarterback to come from
Winston. I always tell him that
a former Mt. Tabor quarterback
is the best high school QB from
Winston-Salem.
But Herb is definitely one of
the best student-athletes to
come from the city, hands
down. He's got everything that
you want in a student-athlete
He makes good grades. Miller
is, a great leader. He's very
coachable and willing to learn
Herb isn't that bad of a quarter
back either.
I caught up with one of the
best quarterbacks to come from
the city after he helped his
Aggies to that big win over
Winston-Salem State last
Saturday. We actually talked on
Tuesday, right after Miller got
out of practice. He and I talked
about the big game, Mike Vick,
Tory "Hollywood" Woodbury,
Carver and an all-county JV
team that he was still kind of
salty for not making years ago.
That was pretty funny.
Take a look at some of the
other things that Number Eight
and I discussed earlier this
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Anthony: Herb. (Smiles.)
What's good my boy?
Herb: Nothing. Chillin,'
chillin.'
Anthony: I hear that. I'm
glad to see that you finally got
that W over the Rams. You
know I'm happy for you.
Herb: No doubt. It felt
great, man. I felt great to finally
?get one.
Anthony: You kind of did
your thing too. Kind of tell me
how you think you did during
the game.
Herb: Uh, it wasn't what I
wanted it to be. It was good
enough to win. And, that's all
we're looking for ? the win.
Anthony: I heard that you
were asking if Thad (Griffin)
was still out there a couple
weeks ago. (Both laugh.) I
know you're happy that No. 45
wasn't back out there for the
Rams this year.
Herb: (Laughs.) Yeah. I
was extremely happy that he
wasn't out there. He was a pret
ty good player for diem last
year. He gave me fits last year.
Less people to worry about is a
good thing for a quarterback.
Anthony: I know you're
the type of guy that's gonna go
straight home and watch film if
you lose. How good did it feel
to be able to actually celebrate
after a game?
Herb: (Laughs.) Uh. that
was great. I hadn't done that in
so long. It felt so good to get
that burden off my back. It felt
so good to be able to celebrate
one time.
Anthony: I heard why you
changed your number. (Smiles.)
But you've got to tell everyone
else why you changed your
number from number 18 to
number 8.
Herb: I changed my num
ber because a lot of times the
announcer would call out
Shelton's name when I did
things. (Both laugh.) He's the
other guy at quarterback. I had
18. He had 19. I'd throw a
touchdown pass and they'd call
his name out. He was getting
his name called all over the
radio and stands, and he wasn't
the one throwing the touch
downs. (Both laugh.)
Anthony: (Smiles.) That's
funny to me. So, what did you
Miller
like about number 8?
Herb: It was just open.
There really wasn't anything
about it that intrigued me. It
was just open. I did it Pop
Warner style. I just got what
number was left. I would 've
played in 54,
Anthony: I heard you
planned on breaking some
records this year. Was that just
talk, or do you plan on really
breaking some records?
Herb: Yeah, I'm planning
on it. I'm trying my best. I
mean. I'm not going out there
looking to break records. But I
am doing what I can to get more
wins. No one wants to break
records and lose. So, that's my
focus.
Anthony: How heated was
that quarterback battle during
classroom. Everything is good
there. I'm always in my
teacher's faces. You have to
make sure they know your face.
Anthony: Who are some of
the players you look at to kind
of take things from to incorpo
rate into your game?
Herb: (Smiles.) It has
always been Vick. Uh, coach
Wood (Tory Woodbury). I'm
also looking at Peyton Manning
and Tom Brady a lot more.
Anthony: Speaking of Tory
Woodbury, you know he's
about to get inducted into the
WSSU hall of fame?
Herb: Oh yeah. That's my
boy. I talked to him this past
week. He was on the field. I
also talked to him on Saturday
night. He even called me before
the game, talking about "Chew
tobacco, chew tobacco, spit..."
(Both laugh.)
Aninony: wnai ao you
think about Tom Brady being
out for the season?
Herb: Oh, that's gonna hurt
the Patriots. That's gonna hurt
them bad. You surround your
team with good people, but you
always have that one that you
can't lose.
Anthony: No doubt. Have
you been keeping up with your
Carver Yellowjackets?
Herb:
Yeah. My granddaddy tells me
every Thursday what's going
on. I went up to the Dudley
game. I saw their new offense. I
was like, "what if I was in that
offense in high school." They
spread it out a lot more than we
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Herb: Ah man. It was
rough. I was one of the roughest
ones that I've gone through. All
of the quarterbacks have talent.
I'm good, and all of them are on
the same level as me. I just had
to separate myself from them.
Anthony: How much bet
ter have you gotten since high
school?
Herb: I' m 10 times better.
I'm not just a runner anymore.
That's all I wanted to do when I
first got here. I'm a calm, cool
and collected quarterback. The
best part of my game is my
head. I pride myself in knowing
what we're doing, and what you
want to do to stop us.
Anthony: I hear that. Let
me ask you this: how do you get
motivated for a season when
you've gone through such a los
ing streak? We all know that
you all came into the season
with a 27-game losing streak.
Herb: Thinking about that
27-game losing streak motivat
ed us. It motivated me. I don't
like losing. We're not a nega
tive team either. If we wouldn't
have won this week then we
would 've come back ready to
play next week. We're fighters.
I feel good about this season.
Anthony: OK. I see that
you cut your hair off too. What
made you do that?
Herb: Ah, it's just time for
a change. I'm getting older. It's
about time for me to start look
ing for a job. You can't go in
nobody's office with dreads.
Anthony: OK. How are
things going in the classroom?
Herb: I'm good in the
did.
Anthony: Uh, yeah.
(Smiles) You play at a MEAC
school. Ole boy that plays with
the Minnesota Vikings... the
quarterback, Jackson. Do you
think people are so hard on him
because he comes from an
HBCU? I get tiled of hearing
they would be good if they had
a better QB.
Herb: You're talking about
Tarvaris Jackson. I think they're
doing him like that because he's
black. It somehow doesn't mat
ter when a Caucasian comes
from a smaller school. He's
smart enough to pick it up and
everything. But they have
something to say about him
because he's African American.
Anthony: (Laughs.) Herb
Miller tells it like it is. Not like
it was or should be. (Laughs.)
Herb: (Laughs.) Oh yeah.
And, you know I'm still mad at
you for not putting me on that
All-County JV team back in the
day.
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you're still not talking about
that. That was votes, man.
Herb: Yeah. But you know
I was way better than those
dudes from West. You know
that. I'll never forget that.
Anthony: (Both laugh.)
I'm gonna make sure people
know you're still tripping about
that.
Herb: OK. And, tell people
that I'm the best quarterback to
come from this city. I already
know that I'm the best from
Carver.
Anthony: (Smiles.) I have
to leave that for the people to
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N.C. AAT redshirt junior quarterback Herb Miller, who's a former Carver Yellowjacket, scram
bles against WSSU during the Aggies big win over the weekend.
say. Hey, I saw your granddad
rolling on some nice looking
wheels, man?
Herb: They're mind. (Both
laugh.) 1 couldn't pay the rent
last summer and I sold them to
him. He won't give them back.
He keeps them clean and every
thing. (Smiles) Gets on my
nerves every time he comes up
here.
Anthony: (Smiles.) He's
looking good in them. Let's fin
ish with free association. Uh,
North Carolina A&T Aggies
Herb: On a come up.
Anthony: Herb Miller.
Herb: One of the best play
ers to ever walk this earth.
Anthony: Number eight
Herb: Better watch out for
him.
' Anthony: Chevy Jones.
Herb: My momma. Love
of my life.
Anthony: Best high
school.
Herb: Carver High School.
Hands down.
Anthony: Best QB to come %
out of Winston-Salem.
Herb: Herb Miller, of
course.
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