Dick Tomey
Dick Tomey
Richard Hastings Tomeyis an American football coach and former player. Tomey has served as the head football coach at the University of Hawaii, University of Arizona, and San Jose State University, compiling a career college football record of 183–145–7. His last full-time coaching position was as the special teams coach at UH in 2011 under head coach Greg McMackin, who resigned after the season. Tomey was not retained by McMackin's successor, Norm Chow. Tomey served as a head coach of...
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We need players to know exactly what we're doing, so we need to simplify some things. It's good to have some time to be introspective, take a look at things and see where we go from here.
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Best excuse to skip spring ball I've ever heard.
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Rufus is a terrific receiver. James is outstanding. Broussard can be outstanding.
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We recovered from (Penn State). I don't think it had any lingering effects.
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I think he's as good a lineman as there is in college football. He plays so hard, consistently. I think an awful lot of Larry and he can do anything he wants in football. I just know there's not an overabundance of guys that play as hard as he does and have the athleticism and want-to that he does.
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We played poorly the last third of the second quarter. In the second half, we got it to 10 points and had an opportunity to get back (or win) the football game.
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Next year we'll recruit character. This year, we're going to recruit characters.
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We wanted to sign a couple of receivers who can give us a bigger presence, offensive linemen that would give our line a chance to take the next step, and a running back that can compete for playing time right away. Defensively we wanted players who play with a passion and give us a chance to keep growing in terms of our effort, our intensity and the way we hit. The players we signed certainly fit into these categories.
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We wanted to set a firm foundation so we wouldn't be on a two-year track. And the truth is the NCAA rules have changed dramatically in the past 15 years so it's difficult to get JC guys in and ready to go.
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It's always better when you have a chance to know more about somebody. As a result my expectations are much higher.
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We really enjoyed seeing our friends have such a great experience.
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We're running the West Coast offense whatever that means. We're going to focus on the intermediate passing game. We'll throw it every down if we have to or we'll run it every down if we have to.
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We want our fans to enjoy Spartan football home and away. This game fits our new philosophy of playing as many Western teams as possible and USC is the best there is at this point. It will be exciting for San Jose State to play against them.
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We want to be known for the way we play, not what we look like.