Jeff Tedford
Jeff Tedford
Jeffrey R. Tedfordis the former head coach of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He is best known as the former coach of the California Golden Bears, where he was twice named Pac-10 Coach of the Year and holds Cal records for most wins, games coached, and bowl game victories...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth2 November 1961
CityLynwood, CA
hang strike throwing
To hang in there and keep throwing strike after strike, ... he is just an unbelievable competitor.
To be the every-down back now is his big challenge.
aware chance everybody game hangover night practiced thursday until
We practiced very well for that game, but I wasn't aware of the hangover from the BCS thing until the night before the game. This year, we've told everybody that the game on Thursday is the only thing that matters. That's where you get a chance to make a stand.
both decision few goes later maybe practice steve week
We'll see how practice goes this week, and make a decision later in the week. They'll both get (practice time) equally. ... Maybe Steve will have a few more reps this week as we get closer.
attack coming corner game injuries knew plan test weaknesses
Our plan was to try to attack the weaknesses of the defense. We knew coming into the game that they had some injuries at corner and we had to test those guys.
brought dive effort
They've brought it to a new level, the way they dive for balls, the effort they give.
game physical played poor
They played more physical than we did, ... a poor game plan.
dabble unorthodox
They really know what they're doing with the option. There're a lot of things that are unorthodox with the option, and they don't just dabble in it; they know what they're doing.
holes potential skill spring
There's a lot of potential there. We have some skill and we have some holes to fill. The spring will be really important to us.
certain fine line outside pads pop
At certain times, he's got to put his pads down and get us one or two yards. Not everything can pop outside for a touchdown. That's a fine line though, when you have a back that's special.
events mark
Absolutely. It's one of those events you can mark off the checklist.
draw
That's not the way you draw it on the board.
plays
There were a lot of plays to be made and we didn't make them.
believe bit breeds care confidence felt goes level main mindset self-esteem success team time tried trust
Any time a team goes 1-10, their confidence and self-esteem is low, ... You really have to get that back up and believe in one another. That was the main thing. We just tried to take care of that in-house and get our mindset a little bit better to where they felt like they had a trust level that they could play through anything. Then a little bit of success breeds more success and goes from there.