Bill Doba
Bill Doba
Bill Dobais a former American football coach, the head coach at Washington State University. He led the Cougars for five seasons, from 2003 through 2007, and was fired on November 26...
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I think they're good, quite honestly. I'd liked to have it a little later in the season, but as it worked out, we came away with a 3-0 and a chance to kind of regroup and it's like a second season.
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This year, he's a lot more confident. He knows the offense well. I think he worked really hard this summer and improved his physical ability.
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This year, for us, it kind of turned out like the preseason in the pros, you know. They have their three exhibition games, the way it worked out -- not that we weren't trying to win them. And then you got a little break and then you start the conference.
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Normally, we would have played another Division 1-A (team), hopefully ... someone in the middle of the of conference in the Big-12 or Big-10, and I think you would have a little better understanding of where your kids are. But I think we know what we need to work on. We know what our strengths are.
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We still have high hopes for him. Our job now is to make sure he gets his class work done and maintains his eligibility. It's just that bone. ... They'll X-ray it every two weeks.
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We're going to continue to recruit. We've still got a couple spaces open, looking for corners or linebackers.
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We're a bigger, stronger team, and I think we wore them down in the late third and fourth quarters.
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It does help if we win a little bit, doesn't it?
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That was good, and what was really good was to see him make one under pressure in overtime when we had to have it done. That's almost like a game-winning situation, but that's quite a lot of pressure for a kid.
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That's the thing that concerns me more than anything is are we going to be ready to play? I keep telling (the players) you don't stay the same. It's the old saying, 'You either get better or you get worse.' And we have to try and get better no matter who you are playing.
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Michael, just like any other student at WSU, utilized procedures in place and is currently ready to enroll for spring semester. He is eligible to participate in all football-related activities this spring once enrolled, including spring practice. Right now, we are focusing on his academic performance this spring and his progress toward a degree from WSU to ensure he is eligible in the fall.
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I think we were bigger and stronger in some areas, and we were able to wear them down.
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I would be lying if I didn't think that was in the back of our minds. It's like the preseason in the NFL but it's not. This game counts just like all the rest of them.