Jeff Bowden
Jeff Bowden
Jeff Bowden is an American college football coach at the University of Akron. He currently serves as special teams coordinator and the outside wide receivers coach on his brother Terry's staff. Before that he served as the offensive coordinator for the Florida State Seminoles under his father and head coach Bobby Bowden. He resigned from that position on November 14, 2006, following a shutout loss to Wake Forest three days earlier. He has also been a wide receivers coach and...
best class next sign
As long as we got the right six. He'll have to sign another class (of this size) next year. We did the best we could right there.
handle jay remember reminds sad talked
I've never talked with Jay about it, but I remember when he was going through it. There's not much you can say. It just reminds you that you have to be thick-skinned to be in this profession. It's sad that's the way it is, but that's the way it is. You just better be able to handle it when it comes.
game help pleased plenty weather
I've been really pleased with the weather that we've had. One of the things that we really need to help us in this game is the heat, and you've supplied plenty of that.
against fast game miss reaction running time
The thing about the running game is he can't get it against the defense. You miss the reaction time going against fast people. What he is doing is getting assignments. He's just got to get it down mentally.
against answers defense defensive excited good line seen
I wasn't really excited about the run. I think our defense has got about all the answers against us ?they've seen so much. ... I thought the defensive line did good today.
improve quickness
Mat drills can improve their quickness so much. It also (addresses) intensity. Boatman never had anything like mat drills before. We like his intensity.
built capable gets help missed physically
I think he's physically everything he was built up to be but the missed assignments are really costing him. He's capable of learning. When he gets his assignments down, he's really going to be able to help us.
bit instead picking
I still think he's picking a little bit up there instead of slashing.
ball focus helped knew run running spring surely wish
I still wish we had run the ball better. That surely would have helped us. But we knew that was one of their strengths. (The running game) will probably be the No.1 focus in spring ball.
bat experience somebody ultimate
Somebody is going to win. This is going to be the ultimate experience right off the bat for them.
game help
One of the things we need to help us in this game is the heat.
bother close family far willing
We have a close family. If you are willing to put up with that - which so far I have been - (the criticism) won't bother you.
handle ready sad
You better be thick-skinned to be in this profession. And you better be ready to handle it when it comes. It's sad that that's the way it is, but that's the way it is.
kids penalties
We had some penalties from kids being over-aggressive.