Mike Sanford
Mike Sanford
Michael Charles Sanfordis an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Indiana State University, a position he assumed in December 2012. Sanford served in the same capacity at the University of Nevada, Las Vegasfrom 2005 to 2009, compiling a record of 16–43. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where he played quarterback for the Trojans from 1973 through 1976...
game huge respect team tremendous
We have tremendous respect for... (pause)... the team we are playing. This is a huge game for us.
bother conference improve mountain offense ready struggled team today west wind
We struggled in the wind, no question. I told the team that in the Mountain West Conference you have to be ready to play in all the elements: heat, cold, wind, dust, fog. But the offense really let the wind bother us today and we have to improve on that.
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We did a national search to find both the best person and assistant football coach and I know we have found that in Tony Dews. We wanted to add someone with a lot of energy and enthusiasm and his background in special teams was a real plus.
bowl great love normally opportunity system team
On the one hand, I love the bowl system. I love the opportunity to be in bowls, and it's a great thing. I would like to keep the bowl system and still have a playoff. That allows team to get in there (a championship game) that normally wouldn't get in.
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I know and everybody on our team knows we are going to be a good football team. But I think we were a little overwhelmed by the pressure of the game early.
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I think it helped us to learn more about him and what his strengths are. It was very difficult (with the injury).
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When the doldrums went away, I think we got a sense of urgency and started executing. When we execute and our defense stops them like we were stopping them, then we're going to become a good football team.
dominate football line physical
We want to be able to dominate the line of scrimmage. We want to be a physical football team.
enjoyable existence lose miserable
We're not going to make it enjoyable to lose around here. It's going to be a miserable existence.
soft
I don't think it was 10 to 12 yards. We were soft on Spencer.
hurts shoulder surgery tough
He's a tough guy. He had shoulder surgery and has come back. His shoulder hurts him, but he still practices.
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He is an outstanding college corner with great ability. Cornerback is one of those hard positions to recruit a player to. And he's a special player in that area.
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He is an excellent player. I saw him play in high school. He was in my recruiting area. I have a good understanding of what kind of player he is, and he's excellent. An excellent athlete, an excellent runner and a better passer than he showed at Utah. We expect a huge game out of him.
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We're in the process of continuing to set our standards high.