Jeff Tedford
Jeff Tedford
Jeffrey R. Tedfordis the former head coach of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He is best known as the former coach of the California Golden Bears, where he was twice named Pac-10 Coach of the Year and holds Cal records for most wins, games coached, and bowl game victories...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth2 November 1961
CityLynwood, CA
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There's no question that since (the Bears) have grown up with (the Trojans), ... There's a lot of familiarity with the people involved. That raises the attention level, because you're playing with your peers.
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It was great to see a reflection of how much we've improved with this young team. This effort was typical of our team. It doesn't surprise me.
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The maturity, not only physical, but mental and emotional, he gained over the last six or eight months has been awesome.
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I obviously haven't done enough of the coaching or preparation you need to do, so we're not going to give up on him as a kid or a player. You can work on a lot of things in practice, but how do you simulate a game? That's where Joe is facing his biggest struggles.
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Each game we learn new things. By no means did we come close to our potential tonight.
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You have to draw on previously experienced successes to have your confidence. You have to try to keep that in your mind instead of dwelling on the bad part.
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We had almost the same talk I had with Aaron after the Oregon State game ... Joe's gonna be our guy, not like the last game where he was going to start the second half.
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We've learned a lot this year. Any time you can win a bowl game it really gives you some momentum.
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We've lost quite a few guys but that's no excuse. Football is a rough game and we all have had our share of the injury bug.
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vision of Cal being one of the premier dominating schools (in football). The academics here are high quality, and with coach Tedford, we're like a family.
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We don't want to put him in a position where he wouldn't be safe.
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We don't even really think about whether we're without Marshawn or whatever, ... We have guys who are ready.
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You have to put a lot of drill work in. A lot of your focus is put on things you don't see every day, like counters coming back off of it, play-option passes coming off it. They're always (blocking) at your legs. It's totally different than preparing for the typical team you play.
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We just need to stay together as a team. We need to understand that attention to details makes you win or makes you not win.