Al Groh
Al Groh
Al Grohis an American football analyst and former player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Wake Forest University from 1981 to 1986 and at the University of Virginia from 2001 to 2009, compiling a career college football coaching record of 85–92. Groh was also the head coach for the New York Jets of the National Football Leaguefor one season, in 2000, tallying a mark of 9–7. He last coached as the defensive coordinator for Georgia Tech...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth13 July 1944
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Fortunately, it worked out that way. I didn't inquire as to how many ounces it took, but apparently it was sufficient to rejuvenate him. There were no problems in the fourth quarter, so obviously it served its purpose.
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I've learned over the years in this position that in most circumstances, it's not a question of the old saying that there are always two sides to every story. There are usually about 17 sides to every story.
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Our intent from the start was really to invest heavily in this position.
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A lot of the calls that control the blocking scheme are made by the center upon the assessment of the defense,
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Andrew gets open, and when the quarterbacks see him, they fire the ball to him. Ogletree has a little bit of that ability. Both of them have some of the better skills that we have. Both of them had one of those days today where they had plays of significance and plays that they could have made.
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These kids put a tremendous part of themselves in the preparation. It was apparent how important it was to them, particularly in the way they kept fighting back.
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coaches don't. You can't win games without the ball. You understand that, you take it and you just move on.
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If we get into (injuries), then it's like we're setting a scene for not doing well. We believe in the players and we trust the players we put in the game. ? When you start talking about how badly you miss certain guys, then you're doing a disservice to those kids battling hard for you, as if what they're giving you isn't enough.
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He's put a lot into getting ready for this season, and I feel for him,
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It's one of those things that happens and kind of the way it goes.
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This kid generates energy and generates enthusiasm. He was a first-year starter at the position. He had his team in position to win the conference on the last day of the season. His team led the conference in offense and scored the most points in school history.
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Chris has really had a pretty positive day every day out there. I guess you could say he's had a real good average on a lot more at-bats than before.
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Obviously the heart and the energy -- as well as the production -- that Marques provided us was just a tremendous punctuation point to the career that he's had at Virginia. He's been a special player for us in the things he's been able to do and how he's been able to energize this team.
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Everybody knows that quality play is based on line play. On our offensive line, we've lost 60 percent of our offensive line. Those three players are 60 percent of the line that played the better part of 3 ? to four seasons for us.