Rich Brooks
Rich Brooks
Richard Llewellyn "Rich" Brooksis a retired American football player and coach. He was the head coach at the University of Oregon from 1977 to 1994, the National Football League's St. Louis Rams from 1995 to 1996, and the University of Kentucky from 2003 to 2009...
close competition mistake serious
Make no mistake about it -- it's a very serious competition and a close one.
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He just decided he wanted to give football a fair shot. He missed it quite a bit and I think he liked the idea of playing with his brother.
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The culmination is to get them on the field. Like I know how hard Will Fidler has worked all winter. I was just excited to see him because I had never really been on the field to see him when he threw the football. I've seen him on film. I've seen game tapes, and all that stuff. To see him out here, that part is really exciting.
obviously people playing touches
His touches will go up if we are able to get more snaps, ... He obviously is a playmaker. People we're playing know that as well.
explained league numerous occasions office review reviewed reviewing slow
It has been explained to me on numerous occasions from the league office that they review every play, ... They were real slow in reviewing that one, obviously, or reviewed it poorly.
decisions football life wants
He's got to make some decisions about his life about how much he wants to put into football and getting an education.
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It's great to have Aaron back in school. During his absence he's gained strength and weight (now weighs 298 pounds). He will bring intense competition to the left tackle position during spring practice.
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It was just like somebody stuck a knife in our stomach. It's a shame.
sliding standing year
There's no way we could have (practiced) on that a year ago, ... We'd have been sliding and standing in water.
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He's a good football player. He'll probably play a little more.
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The last six years I was (at Oregon), we were a very good football team, and since then they have only had one losing season, ... The continuity there is what turned Oregon into a consistent winner. It was nice to see that and reaffirm that we actually did know what we were doing. We did have a plan that worked and were given the time to implement that.
instant replay
I don't know why we have instant replay if we won't at least look at it,
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If we don't stop the game and look at it at that point in time on a pivotal play I don't understand it. And I know we have some wrinkles to work out with instant replay, but I'm just bothered that we didn't stop and review it.
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Hayden Lane has played some good games for us. We are not giving up on him. We need better production, particularly from the right tackle.