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...
believe football includes people room winning
Actually, we have a plan. I know there are a lot of people in this room who don't believe that, but we have a plan. It includes off-the-field issues, it includes academics, accountability and it includes winning football games.
games momentum start turned winning
The momentum will really get going when we start winning games. I think we've turned the corner, but we've got to get to the straightaway and accelerate.
game good job run somebody win
They do a good job with the quarterback run game and with the option, ... Somebody once told me that you couldn't win in the SEC with the option, but doggone it, somebody's doing it and they're doing it pretty well.
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The first game we had a chance to win and we rebounded and fought back, but we didn't get any reward (in a loss to Louisville). Then we fought back in our last game (against Idaho State) and won. Now we have even more players sidelined. Now we'll really see how we deal with adversity, because this is a chance to prove we really are a different team this year.
excited indoor seem spending winter
They seem to be excited out here after spending most of the winter in the catacombs of the indoor center.
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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.
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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.
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.
games giving good hayden lane played
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.