Mike Riley
Mike Riley
Michael Joseph "Mike" Rileyis an American football coach and former player, currently the head coach at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. He was previously the head coach at Oregon State University, where he served two stints, from 1997 to 1998 and again from 2003 to 2014...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth6 July 1953
CityWallace, ID
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They have a lot of returning guys off a very good team. They didn't fluster or blink because we got ahead of them.
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From one district to another, everyone is asking what are you doing about this. We are all scrambling to put this in place.
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Then it's a personal decision from there. I want him to feel, first of all, it's fixed and he can live the rest of his life with it. And if he wants to play football, we'll find out. We won't know that for a while.
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I believe all along the best kind of offense is balanced. We will be at our best when we have a consistent threat both ways. We were close to that last year because of our line, and we had a productive runner. It started to feel good.
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I think it's exciting for everybody. I think everybody realizes what Joe has meant to the program and what capability that Joe has.
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It's been a long time since he's competed, but I'm very encouraged by it. Marcel had a good feel for it from the minute he walked in here, and he still has it.
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I thought Matt played pretty darn well. I thought he managed the game well. I liked his competitive spirit.
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He's smart, tough and takes care of his business. Joey already has made the academic achievement list. All we had to do was show him the classrooms and the weight room, and he's taken care of the rest.
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I thought that was a great hustle play. That was a great example of making a major difference in a game.
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Sound business strategy dictated we choose a historic, low rate increase to keep hard copy mail as the cost effective medium of choice in the 21st century.
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It was a long process, ... I didn't want a transfer quarterback who first of all wasn't a good guy and secondly, couldn't compete for the job. When we thought both those things were there, we went after him.
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He's one of the more competitive people I've been around. He's always a little stronger than you think. And he gets open. He's got a lot of those intangibles that make him as good as he is.
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This is something that's just come about. It's an honor, and this can only help our schools that she's been appointed. It is quite an honor and great for us for her to serve.
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The pass defense belongs to everybody, but it starts with the rush.