Al Groh
Al Groh
Al Grohis an American football analyst and former player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Wake Forest University from 1981 to 1986 and at the University of Virginia from 2001 to 2009, compiling a career college football coaching record of 85–92. Groh was also the head coach for the New York Jets of the National Football Leaguefor one season, in 2000, tallying a mark of 9–7. He last coached as the defensive coordinator for Georgia Tech...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth13 July 1944
I haven't thought about it in that context,
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I really hesitate to say it because he hasn't played a game yet, but he's really looking like what we're looking for there. For what he's had to learn and do in a short period of time here, he's been impressive. I would expect that he's going to be a good player this year and increasingly better in the future.
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I'm not trying to be a killjoy. I thought it was a good win . . . but we know we've got tougher tests coming,
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If the offensive line or secondary is not what the coordinator is coaching, that's something he's always got his eye on, ... Most of the adjustments that are made in a game are in the secondary.
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They have you under siege most of the game, particularly if they're able to get the lead, then they can really turn it loose. The disruptive nature of their defense historically has caused games to fall apart for the opponent.
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This is kind of a 'Joe' team. There really are not many name players on the team. It doesn't mean that there aren't some talented players on the team, but there are certainly no big-name players on the team. It's indicative of the fact that we're all the same. They just come in every day and grind it out.
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I had a couple Gatorades, that's for sure, ... It gets a little warm in that sweatshirt.
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If you're not happy with this win, fellows, you got a problem with your ego. I'm happy to win. It's been nine months since we won a game. I'm real happy to win. I told the players that . . . We won. That's a pretty good feeling. Now we got one more win than Oklahoma's got, and that feels pretty good, too.
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If you're not happy with this win, fellows, you got a problem with your ego, ... I'm happy to win. It's been nine months since we won a game. I'm real happy to win. I told the players that . . . We won. That's a pretty good feeling. Now we got one more win than Oklahoma's got, and that feels pretty good, too.
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If you like to watch linebackers and you don't care that they might be hitting your guys in a couple of days, he's fun to watch.
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He's experiencing a little bit of a problem with his back right now that's holding him back. We just have to see, long term, if this can be overcome or not.
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He's probably come on a little fast, ... That probably was the pleasant surprise of it.
ready
He's put a lot into getting ready for this season, and I feel for him,
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Certainly the period of rehab would indicate that. Sometimes, these sprains of ankles and feet take longer than breaks do. When you hear that a guy's got a sprain instead of a break, that's not necessarily good news.