Rich Rodriguez
Rich Rodriguez
Richard Alan "Rich" Rodriguezis an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the University of Arizona. Rodriguez previously served as the head football coach at Salem University, Glenville State College, West Virginia University, and the University of Michigan. His career college football coaching record stands at 153–104–2. In 2011, Rodriguez worked as an analyst for CBS Sports...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth24 May 1963
lose rather ugly win work
We have a lot of work to do. But I'd rather win ugly than lose pretty.
absence defensive felt guard guys held key nose played point position roll
We'll have to roll guys in there, ... I think we felt his absence a little bit. He'd really played well at nose guard and held the point down for us. That's a key, key position on the defensive front.
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We've got to be aware of where No. 18 (Davis) is on every play.
east graduation guys last lost neat realized talk watch winning
We lost a lot of guys to graduation last year, so we realized there wasn't going to be a lot of talk about us winning the Big East this year. It was neat to watch them come together.
chances game somebody winning
When you make somebody one-dimensional, your chances of winning the game are pretty good.
coach cut great hit last press secondary team
When you play a team that's got a great secondary with great speed, you can't make a lot of moves. Coach (Calvin) Magee and I were on him the last two weeks, 'Steve, press the blocks, make one cut and just hit it.' And he did that today.
fast guys taken
When you have two fast guys, and they get a crease they can make things happen. I think it's taken a while for our guys to get comfortable, but I think they are now.
check excited pulse
We'd have to check your pulse if you don't get excited for this one.
couple last maybe talented
We're a little more talented now than maybe we've been the last couple years. But we've got to show it on the field.
communication dome fully game guys last louder monday night prepare until
We went over to the Dome last night to the game to get a sense of the atmosphere, and I know it will be even louder Monday night. Communication is going to be a big key, but we can't prepare our guys fully until it happens.
center experiment
We think Mozes may be even better at center and Hines even better at guard. It's an experiment we've tried.
both extra looking ready thinking
We're not ready, but we're more ready every day. If I tell both they will play, they will play. But I don't want them looking over their shoulder, either, thinking they will come out with one mistake. Both give us an extra dimension.
guys preaching season treat understand
We treat it as an 11-round season and our guys understand that, and if they don't, I'm going to keep preaching it because it's true. The more you win, the more that is at stake.
achieve east excited hard men obviously outright season win worked
We're obviously excited to win the outright Big East championship. Our young men have worked very hard all season to achieve this goal.