[Forget some smallish Terriers player, now the foe is Jackson, who is a shade undersized at 6-1, 231 pounds. But it's a matter of finding and reaching him first. Jackson covers the field better than a carpet layer] and he makes every tackle, ... I'm not just saying this, but he's the best linebacker they've had since E.J. Henderson [a three-year veteran with the Minnesota Vikings]. And he might be better than E.J. He's as good a linebacker as I've seen the last two, three years. |
[Rodriguez said Wofford's wishbone also has elements of a spread offense and often relies on the reverse.] Our defensive coaches really have to get a plan together, ... All of our focus to this point was trying to get ready for the unknown at Syracuse. |
[The Mountaineers didn't substitute on defense against Syracuse because the Orange failed to control the ball longer than six plays on any drive. Syracuse's longest drive covered 26 yards.] We never had an opportunity to get another group in there, or test our conditioning, ... We never got gassed, because they were three and out so many times. We wanted to play more people. That's a goal of ours. |
[The Terrapins have controlled their series of late, winning four of the past five meetings and five of seven.] We've played really badly against them a couple of times, ... But we got so many new guys playing, it's really a nonfactor what happened in the past. |
[Wofford runs a wishbone attack similar to Navy and Air Force.] Their offensive linemen aren't as big, but they get on you and cut block a lot, ... They get low and get on your knees. |
After last week, we talked, |
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. |
As I mentioned to some folks last night. There's a lot of good football teams in the Big East and we had some very competitive battles with them and we'll continue to have those the next several years. |
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. |
At the time, you might recall we were having a little trouble with a guy named Steve Suter at Maryland. We were ready to try anything. |
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. |
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. |
But I think it's more of a question of who you're playing. We've played some pretty good teams, and Georgia is another one. We can play well and not win. But we just want to play well and hope they make a few mistakes. |
Coaches always look for parallels. There are some similarities, and we'll try to draw from that. |
Convinced is too strong a word. I'm optimistic. I feel encouraged that he can play that position. The thing with Nate is we've got to make a decision which position will get him on the field quicker. He does enough things from a physical standpoint we think he can play somewhere for us. |