Howard Schnellenberger
Howard Schnellenberger
Howard Leslie Schnellenbergeris a retired American football coach with long service at both the professional and college levels. He was most recently the head coach at Florida Atlantic, retiring at the end of the 2011 season. He previously held head coaching positions with Oklahoma, Louisville, Miami, where his team won a national championship, and the Baltimore Colts. He also worked extensively as an assistant coach at the college and pro levels, including as part of the staff of the undefeated...
ball consistency looking offensive production run since
We haven't had the offensive production we have needed. We are looking for some consistency and being able to run the ball since we haven't had a lot of that.
experience talent
We have a lot of young talent at that position. They will need to get some experience in a hurry.
against best lure men teams
We were going against some of the best teams in the country. We coveted the same young men and more than ever before we were able to lure them away from established schools.
ready team
Only two-thirds of the team is ready right now.
controlled emotions
My emotions are going to be controlled by the game, ... I don't think I'm going to be nostalgic.
harder willing work
There are two kinds. The ones that have no clue, and those that are willing to work harder than scholarship athletes, and those are the ones that become very important to the team.
freshmen
We have 43 freshmen out there. A lot of those will have to play,
bigger building comparable concern places playing somewhere
When you are playing this building game, you don't concern yourself with the ones you don't get. You concern yourself with the ones you want. There were some that went somewhere that were comparable to us, but some that went to places bigger than us.
defense offense played
The defense played much better than they had all year, and the offense played worse.
difference flaws major offense overcome
We weren't able to overcome the two major flaws in the offense -- the two interceptions that made the difference in the game.
produces reason secret state team winning
It's no secret that this state produces high-quality players, ... And there is no reason why every team in the state can't become a winning one.
along casualties faster greatness high louisville minnesota three year
For every year of greatness there is usually three years of preparation. We have to go through the battlefields of Kansas, Oklahoma, Minnesota and Louisville to get to where we need to go. We'll take casualties and bloodlettings along the way, but we'll get there faster than if we take the high road.
bad year
It's too bad he only has one year left.
danny game kept mental played toughness
Danny kept us in the game with his mental toughness and competitiveness. I thought he really played a gutsy game.