Fisher DeBerry
Fisher DeBerry
James Fisher DeBerryis a retired American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the United States Air Force Academy from 1984 to 2006, compiling a record of 169–109–1. DeBerry led 17 of his 23 Air Force Falcons squads to winning records and captured 12 bowl game bids. Three times his teams won the Western Athletic Conference title, in 1985, 1995, and 1998. DeBerry retired on December 15, 2006 with the most wins and highest winning...
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because he knows if he doesn't practice on Wednesday, he ain't going to start on Saturday. Boy, then he goes out and plays his heart out on Saturday.
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He sends them a letter expressing his appreciation to them for their inspiration, guidance and encouragement for him being at the academy. It is not a motivational ploy to try to get our football team excited to play our opponent. If you're not excited about playing Wyoming then you are brain dead.
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Good teams are going to find a way to win the close games. That's why they're good teams. That's why they play in bowl games and why they win championships. I think we've been competitive. We've proven that. I haven't analyzed it as to why it so happens that's how they turned out.
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We had another breakdown in the kicking game, which really has me baffled. That was big, not being able to take advantage of those turnovers. (Utah) did.
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We prepared very well and I thought our guys were ready to play. Obviously, TCU was ready to play and they played a fine football game.
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We prepared very well and I thought our guys were ready to play, ... Obviously, TCU was ready to play and they played a fine football game.
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He's certainly a tremendous young man and competitor. He has a great attitude and willing to do whatever he can to help the team.
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Our team stayed in a little truck stop up there once and in the restaurant there, you could have your food prepared two ways: fried or deep-fried.
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I thought we did a good job against Kyle Bell the first half. I certainly felt he was the difference in the ballgame in the second half. That's the first time our football team has got knocked off the ball this year. We certainly got knocked off the line of scrimmage in the second half by their offensive line.
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It gave them their own opportunity voluntarily to do it in their own special way, to have their own special thoughts. We respect the decision from the Air Force. Praying is a personal thing anyway.
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We've been throwing the football. In three out of the four games, we've rushed for over 200 yards and passed for over 200 yards.
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Our offense played real well the first half,
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People know my heart, my team knows my heart,
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has a zero-tolerance policy for any racial or ethnic discrimination or discrimination of any kind.