Ralph Friedgen
Ralph Friedgen
Ralph Harry Friedgenis an American football coach. He was most recently the special assistant coach for Rutgers after serving as the offensive coordinator in the 2014 season. He was the head coach at the University of Maryland, College Park from 2000 to 2010. After the 2010 regular season, it was announced that Friedgen would not be returning for the 2011 season, ending his ten-year run as head coach. Affectionately known as "The Fridge", Friedgen was previously an offensive coordinator at...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth4 April 1947
feeding sharks team
That team is like sharks feeding for a turnover.
beat deserved
We deserved to get beat the way we did.
advantage best teams tech virginia
We really had some opportunities, especially in the first half. Virginia Tech is one of the best teams in the country. When you get opportunities, you have to be able to take advantage of them.
again pressure time tired winning
The pressure is on. I'm tired of losing. I don't know if that (pressure) is self-imposed or not. But it's about time we started winning again around here.
pressure sick start time winning
The pressure is I am sick of losing. I don't know if that is self-imposed or what, but it doesn't matter. It is about time we start winning again.
bring eight guys human protect reaching trying
I was reaching for my whistle, but I didn't have it on. He doesn't think another human can bring him down. I was trying to get our guys to go over there and protect him after he had about eight guys on him.
concerned door taking wide
I'm getting a little concerned about that position. It's so erratic. No one's taking charge, and the door is wide open.
business close coach days either friends-or-friendship fun include relationship respect
I don't think I have a lot of close friends in life, but I include coach Beamer as one of them. That relationship won't change. Business is business. I think we have enough respect for each other . . . we've all been through days like that. It's not fun for either one of us.
hard hard-work kicks line struggled weight work
He struggled to make kicks from the 15-yard line at first. Through a lot of hard work in the weight room, he's really improved.
double everybody help moaning taking trying
I'm very appreciative of the way they're approaching that. They're taking double reps now, and everybody is trying to help each other. They're not moaning and groaning about it. They're doing what they have to do to be better.
days hurt
Do I have to? You really know how to hurt a guy, don't you? It wasn't one of the better days of my life.
accepted press shut virginia
I told them that Virginia is going to press us, they play a lot of man-to-man, and if they shut you down, they'll shut everything else down. They accepted the challenge.
ball ran
They just ran the ball down our throats.
days life
It wasn't one of the better days in my life.