Bob Spoo
Bob Spoo
Bob Spoois a retired college football coach; best known as the head coach for Eastern Illinois University. He held that position from the 1987 season until the 2011 season. His career coaching record at Eastern Illinois was 144-126-1; with 5 Gateway Conference and Ohio Valley Conference Titles; he led the Panthers to 9 playoff berths and 11 teams finished in the Top 25 polls. He coached 9 1st Team All-Americans. As of completion of the 2009 season, this ranks him...
deficiency five guys
That's a real deficiency when only two of five guys are grading out.
block came
We just couldn't block them all. They came from too many angles.
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We missed the holes as running backs at times, but there were also a lot of missed assignments and not great effort. There wasn't a lot of fight. Every man has to realize it's a dog-eat-dog world. You have to want it very badly.
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We are very excited about getting Ron to Eastern Illinois. He brings a lot of speed and versatility to our offense. We are going to try and get him the ball as much as possible. With his speed, he has the threat to go the distance every time he touches the ball. We will also have him returning kicks and punts.
bottom games line monetary situations strictly whatever
For us, the I-A games are strictly monetary situations all the way. Whatever we schedule, we go. The bottom line is for finances.
believe grave last run
I believe we have to run the football. It was a grave disappointment last week.
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One of the prime characteristics we were looking for in this position was enthusiasm and Justin met that qualification by exhibiting a high level of energy throughout the interview process.
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Mike is our No. 1 coming out of the spring. He accepted a challenge like a man. He commanded the respect of the players.
glad
We're glad it's over and we're back where we belong.
defense gives played
The defense played very well. When the defense gives you the ball, you should do something with it.
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It's too bad he was ineligible last year and it'll be too bad if he's ineligible next year but he's putting his work in. He's a tough guy who relishes the competition and the hitting part of the game.
assess guy truly
It's the only way to truly assess what a guy has.
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No, there isn't. The backup is the freshman and that just wouldn't be right. He's not ready yet. Mike played well against Indiana State and he has to perform up to that potential.
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The biggest question was whether our QB would be able to play or not because he had only taken three snaps (last year). But he played like a veteran player.