Gary Pinkel
Gary Pinkel
Gary Robin Pinkelis a former college football coach who most recently was the head coach for the University of Missouri Tigers football team. From 1991 to 2000, he coached at the University of Toledo, winning a Mid-American Conference championship in 1995. He is the most winning coach in Toledo's history. He is also the most winning coach in the history of Missouri, a position that he held from 2001 to 2015...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth27 April 1952
CityAkron, OH
games high lost school
I don't know if he lost any games in high school - this guy's used to winning.
anywhere best call national player question united
He's without question one of the best receivers in the country, what you would call a national recruit. In other words, a player that pretty much can go anywhere he wanted to in the United States.
affected changes
We wouldn't have made the changes we did if it would have affected him,
afford focus game importance obviously playing
When you have a game like that, I think obviously everyone realizes the importance of the game and where we're at, and we can't afford another loss, ... But I also think you've still got to focus on playing well.
chance excited phase
We're doing some significant things different on offense, but there is enough carry-over that it didn't phase him. It's just one game, but he was just so excited to get out there and have a chance to play quarterback again.
certainly felt good job lack past recruiting state
We didn't do as good in-state as we wanted to. I've felt very good in the past that we've done a good job of recruiting the state of Missouri. It certainly wasn't a lack of effort.
fought guys huge penalty stuff
We had a touchdown called back, but we fought through that. We got first down going in and had a huge penalty on that and we still fought back. So there was a lot of stuff my guys overcame.
athlete behind glad guy people remarkable remarkably scenes talented
If I told people I thought he was going to play like that, I'd be lying. I told many people behind the scenes that this guy is a remarkably talented athlete with remarkable poise. To play like that, first game, 18 years old. I'm just glad he's on my team, and I'm glad he's a freshman. Just remarkable.
attack certainly good mixture multiple present
I think we'll see a combination of everything. I think they'll do what they do. They're good coaches. They're smart. I think we'll see a mixture of things. They're multiple in the attack that they present to us. So we'll certainly see some of those things.
preparing season since
He has been preparing for this season since January.
almost amazing bowl faster played quick recruiting time
Our recruiting was almost over by the time we played our bowl game. Everything's so much faster now and it's amazing how quick things go.
brad football judged ultimately winning yards
Getting his 2,000 yards passing, 1,000 rushing, all that stuff?s great, ... but Brad will ultimately be judged by winning football games, and he understands that.
hard ready worked
He just worked hard and got back in, so he's ready to go.
numbers played sure
I thought he played really well, really well. I'm not sure what his numbers were, but I think they were pretty good.