(Guy) has a lot of energy, a lot of passion. He's a good coach. He'll get 'em lined up, get 'em playing hard. He's a fiery guy, and he's a very good X-and-O guy. |
(Riddle) has a tremendous amount of passion for it, ... A lot of guys out there don't want the stigma of being a special teams coach. They see themselves as an offensive coordinator or a defensive coordinator. |
A few years ago we had a ton of Eagle guys, and fortunately for us what ends up happening is you get guys off good teams — guys that are used to winning and know how to win championships ... and they want to continue that, |
All of those other guys were working really hard to get it set up. We always look at special teams as a chance to get something big done. It's just not a pause between offense and defense. All of that work and attention to detail comes into play, and you have to have a guy who is talented and fast, which (Jones) is. |
And he did all those things and he was diligent enough to hang in there and work hard until his moment came, and then he made the most of it. |
Anytime you start spring ball or fall ball, things always favor the defense a little bit because they have less to think about. You have no pads on, and usually the defense is a little bit more aggressive, so it's tough for the offense to counter. |
Boise State has always has a great program and great tradition. We've just been able to keep developing it. . . . It's been a continual rise that way. |
Brent Guy has got those guys running around. They're very difficult to defend. |
Clearly in every contest, when you win there's confidence (and) when you lose there's a little bit of disharmony there. But we still got a good football team; we have to flush it and move on. |
Did you watch the first half? |
Even when you do double-cover him, he goes and gets it. |
Everyone likes toys when they're a little kid. Somewhere about age 14 or 15, their interest kind of changes to other things -- until they're older and have their own kids. |
Football's about having fun. Playing defense, you've got to be aggressive. I know it's easier said than done, but you can't be afraid to make a mistake. ... I thought they had more fun, they played more loose, they were more aggressive, and consequently they were more effective. |
For us, the exposure on TV and the ease and ability to travel here is pretty impressive. I think you'll see this thing continue to grow. |
Fundamentally we did some good things. We've got something to build on going into the summer we'll continue to get a lot better. |