John Wiley
John Wiley
desire goal grown monkey played
The monkey had grown into a full-fledged gorilla. This was our goal all along, and we played with a desire to win.
along best far kids proud state team
I'm pretty proud of our kids. They're the state champions, and they are by far the best (1A) team in the state. Our kids have come along way.
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In consultation with the University Committee, we decided that people should not serve as chair of the Athletic Board for inordinately long periods of time. Many departments on campus change chairs every two years or three years. It seemed like a good thing to do.
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For them to tie our hands behind our backs and prevent us from participating in this scientific frontier would be unconscionable. We have to oppose them with everything we've got.
goal great state step walked
It's a little overwhelming. Our goal was to just get to state and then once we walked through that door, take everything one more step at a time. Now for us to get fourth, it's a great feeling.
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We played with a little bit of pressure, played a little tight, but Madden controlled things. Things are good. We couldn't be happier.
against chuck good job pay reasons running sets team tonight tournament
One of the reasons I wanted to play in this tournament was to go up against a well-coached and well-disciplined team that didn't just chuck it up all the time. We did not do a good job running our sets tonight and Annapolis made us pay at times.
When you're experienced in the secondary, you can do a lot of things.
bit defense freshmen generally juniors last major played playing rebounds roles win year
Freshmen become sophomores, sophomores become juniors and juniors become seniors. Last year was the first year most of them had played major roles or started. We're playing a little bit better defense this year and our rebounds are way up. Generally if you do that you're going to win games.
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From an athletic point of view, I can't think of anything bigger. To win three of four games against the kind of competition we faced here, to bring home a trophy. I could not be happier.