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
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There weren't a lot of folks that expected us to win 10 games this year. I think the guys in that locker room believed that they could do it, and they did.
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Our young guys grew up. I can't say enough about our backs. We kept battling and battling.
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Things looked bleak there for a long time. But our guys kept hanging in there and we got a little momentum there in the fourth quarter.
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Our guys believed the whole season that we could defend our Big East title, and we've played with that dedication and focus on the field. I'm very happy for our seniors and our whole football family.
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Hey, we have a lot of guys back. And we can't run guys out of here. They love going to bowl games and getting those gifts. But I am approaching it the same. I am anxious to see how much better our guys can get. Everybody that we played (in the Big East) had a young team last year. We played pretty well, but there are always areas to improve.
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I don't see it unlike a bunch of guys being at a ... convention sitting around trading ideas, helping each other's company.
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They have a good scheme and the guys have grown up in it. They have great athletes. At every position they have guys that will be playing in the NFL when their college careers are done.
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The one on the screen which was the biggest hit of the year so far. It showed the guys that if you get the right leverage and do the right thing, you can have a lot of fun out there. He's earned the right to start this week.
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Our guys will understand the value of the ball, or they won't play. That's always been the case. We're still making a lot of mistakes.
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As I told the team, we're not only looking for guys who can learn the system, we're also looking for guys who love to compete every day. The greatest players I've ever coached were guys who not only had talent, but wanted to win every drill they were in, and every play.
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They're doing pretty good. I'd like to get more pressure on the quarterback at times. But those guys are giving pretty good effort. I like the way they work. I think they are all guys that are very strong and can run and can understand what we want out of their schemes.
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They're playing with a lot of confidence. They're playing fast, too. If your guys play hard and play fast, that gives you a chance, and that's what they're doing.
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All we needed to do was make one play at the end for the win. When we got the onside kick I was thinking 'Here we go. We're on our way.' In overtime, I was not hoping we would keep going, but I felt our guys were fresh.
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I think our guys are ready to play. I'm sure the Bulldogs are, too.