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...
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Other people might look back, but I try not to, ... There's no doubt Louisville would have been a great place to retire, but that's not how it played out. The only thing I wish is that I was bringing a better, veteran team to play the Cardinals.
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We need to play with the strongest teams now so that we can cover the gap between us and them as quickly as possible,
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We were very fortunate to win the first two games that we played them. We won on the last play of the game the first time we played them and last year was a very close game, too. They have virtually their entire team back, as far as I can see.
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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.
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Only two-thirds of the team is ready right now.
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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.
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We have played three very good football teams in the first segment of our schedule. We chose those games to gain the experience we need so desperately. Hopefully, this has given us enough experience to match up with Louisiana-Monroe. They are certainly a group of competitive guys and they played a very good game against us last year.
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As much as I know we might not be ready to play a team of Louisville's caliber, you will play those games whenever you can get them,
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We're playing way over our heads, ... But that's OK. We did the same thing at Louisville. It's going to make us a better football team in three or four years.
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We have to do much better than that. We need to average 3.5 to 4 yards per carry. If we can't do that it will be a long stretch for us. But I think we can.
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We have to do much better than that. If we don't it will be a long stretch for us.
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We certainly need him in there. He's our biggest and most experienced back.
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The yardage isn't that important because the offensive line isn't blocking well enough for the yardage to count for or against the backs.
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The vision I had for the school is about to be completed. It's just too bad we didn't get to move to the Big East Conference at the outset. Going to Conference USA is the only reason I left (for Oklahoma, following the 1994 season). I wasn't interested in playing in that league.