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
couple hard mistakes player runs
He still made a couple of mistakes, but not as many as a first-year player usually makes. He has the right temperament for that position. He runs hard and he has a burst.
fingers keeping leadership maybe player playing valuable
No question, he's maybe the most valuable player we have on the team, period. Not just from a playing standpoint, but also from a leadership standpoint. We're keeping our fingers crossed.
case hoping next panic player trying veteran
They don't overanalyze everything like a veteran player can do. They're just trying to get through that day and the next play and that was the case a lot of times this year. They didn't panic because they didn't know any better. I'm hoping they keep that attitude.
coached compete drill greatest guys learn looking love players win
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.
beat early good played players rivalry
I played here in the early '80's and it was a rivalry then. They've had a good team, with some good players and they've beat us pretty good.
bit certainly players
I do think sometimes the players were pressing. When we won, it wasn't by enough. We certainly didn't want them to feel it inside. But it was a little bit more difficult.
players
Most of our players have never been in there before.
front player tackled type wish
I wish we would have tackled him better. He's the type of player you see right in front of you, but he makes you miss.
adam both earned good nice offense pat run understand unselfish win
But Adam and Pat both have earned the right to play. They both are good enough to win with. The nice part is we can run the whole offense with both. They're unselfish and understand their roles.
enthusiasm
I don't want to dampen anyone's enthusiasm, ... but we should be the underdog.
believed expected folks games guys locker room win
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.
adjustment anytime change phases schemes system three took tough
It was a tough year, ... Anytime you change schemes in all three phases there is an adjustment period. Here, it was the same system for 20 years, so it took a little while.
fighter flew jets stadium
They flew those fighter jets over the stadium and before they'd landed, we were down 10-0. It was ugly.
atlanta city few great left orleans people quite sugar
Atlanta is a great town, but I know quite a few people in city of New Orleans. When I left there, I always thought it would be great to go back to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl.