Ted Roof
Ted Roof
Terrence Edwin Roof, Jr.is an American football coach and former player. Currently, he is the defensive coordinator at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Roof served as the head coach at Duke University from 2003 to 2007, compiling a 6–45 record. Noted for his highly aggressive defenses, Roof was the defensive coordinator at the University of Minnesota, and at Auburn University, winning the 2011 BCS National Championship Game. His most recent position, prior to returning to his alma mater, was that...
call close
We tell 'em to call it close and tight.
beat football game phase team
We just got beat in every phase of the game today. They are a much better football team than we are.
bottom good happy line losing lost players position simply
Nobody's happy about losing or how we lost it. When good players are put in position to make plays, they've got to make them. The bottom line is we simply have to get better.
asking committed guy help increase instead last people played playing point production season snaps towards
We're committed to playing people because that's going to help us at the end of ballgames and that's going to help us towards the end of the season. Instead of asking a guy the last part of the season who has already played 850 snaps to play 80 more, it makes sense to me that there should be an increase in production when a guy has played 575 to 600 snaps at that point in the year.
addressing deep deeper depth last players recruiting
We're not deep enough, but we're deeper than we were last year. We've just got to keep addressing depth in recruiting and the development of the players that we have.
change strengths sure weaknesses
I wouldn't change anything. We have to go back to making sure we have evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of our players.
appreciate certainly duke football future respect wish
I wish him well in his future endeavors. I certainly appreciate Mike's contributions to Duke football and respect him for that.
care preparing top
Right now we're preparing like we're not going to have him. The most important thing for him is to take care of his family. That's the top priority.
errors large margin
Right now, we do not have a large margin for error. Unforced errors are unacceptable.
game help provided
Anything that can help the game, I'm for. Provided it doesn't make the game significantly longer.
everybody good helmet pads shoulder
They did some good things. We were able to play about everybody who had a helmet or shoulder pads today, which is a good thing for morale.
extreme good hanging job played
Our quarterbacks played under extreme pressure. I thought they did a good job hanging in there. What they did today, that wasn't easy.
chance football leaves might
I really think he might have a chance to play more football after he leaves here.
game morning running
He's suspended for the game and will not dress. He's been running every morning at 6 a.m.