Dave Wannstedt
Dave Wannstedt
Dave Wannstedtis an American football coach. He has been the head coach of the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was also the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh football team from 2005 to 2010. He also was a long-time assistant to Jimmy Johnson with the Dallas Cowboys, Miami Hurricanes, and Oklahoma State Cowboys as well as an associate of Johnson when both were assistants at the University of Pittsburgh in the 1970s...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth21 May 1952
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The way you improve is you work, and we're going to work.
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This class will be a good foundation for the future. Most of these players had a lot of (other offers). Most of these players chose the University of Pittsburgh because they expect to win.
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Someone told me that their offensive line is the most experienced group of offensive linemen that they've had in the history of the school. We've got a group that I believe has made major strides from the first day of spring practice, but it's a work in progress. We're still trying to put the thing together a little bit.
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No question, we've seen it all. There's nothing in there we won't have seen. But as a defensive coach, you can't worry about defending ghosts. You can talk all you want about a team and the way they do things, but it comes down to what gets done on the field,
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No question, this is our big game. Our rival game. I know how our fans react and their fans react. That's what college football all about.
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They were like all of us, me included, looking for someone to feel sorry for you. But that's the nature of the game. That game is not going to determine what type of season we have. That game is not going to be the determining factor of what happens in December. How we react to that game is going to determine what type of a season we have. And our guys have responded.
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I thought for the most part our offensive line did a good job of protecting the passer against South Florida. There was time to throw the ball, maybe more than what we had seen in past weeks. I really think we're making progress.
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I was disappointed how our guys responded, and that's my responsibility. We didn't respond the way you need to come back and win the game.
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I think what you saw out there today is really no different than what you saw in the preseason. He breaks an awful lot of tackles and the guy has an awful lot of desire.
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I think there are different scenarios that if you have to deal with them as a team, they help force your mindset to cope with circumstances,
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Joe's a good player for us and Joe will continue to be a good player for us, but we need to threaten people,
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I think it was just a throwback weekend. We're back to our originals. But it was neat that the guys did appreciate it.
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I was just sick and tired of hearing that John Denver song for five days leading up to it,
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He's been unbelievable. This guy has come in here and taken over this whole thing.