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
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Scott did a real solid job. He knows how to work hard and he was prepared. He's not the kind of guy who sleeps all week in practice.
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I don't think you can stop them. You just really hope to slow them down a little bit, ... ... When you get a group together that has played together like these guys have, it's unbelievable to watch.
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I get the sense they understand, ... I've been very pleased with our mind-set. Our guys have been focused for every game. It hasn't really wavered at all. That's not us, I don't believe. We don't ever really talk about rankings. There are enough veterans on this team to understand that it doesn't really mean anything.
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Joe is going to be our guy and we're going to go with it.
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We don't even really think about whether we're without Marshawn or whatever, ... We have guys who are ready.
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We've lost quite a few guys but that's no excuse. Football is a rough game and we all have had our share of the injury bug.
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In open space with people spread out, the guy is very, very difficult to tackle.
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It's definitely a question mark about our season, ... Aaron was a pretty special guy. He did so much in such a short period of time. Now we'll be going with guys who have never taken a snap at this level.
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They bring another dimension, guys who are very fluid, very fast and with great hands.
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He's not a guy who lays back and gets juked by people. He's very aggressive going to the ball and he runs through people. He's a physical guy who can run; he covers the field. He's a pretty gifted guy.
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This week, we're watching their first two games against Rutgers and San Jose, but we are also watching the Florida tape from last year,
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vision of Cal being one of the premier dominating schools (in football). The academics here are high quality, and with coach Tedford, we're like a family.
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You have to put a lot of drill work in. A lot of your focus is put on things you don't see every day, like counters coming back off of it, play-option passes coming off it. They're always (blocking) at your legs. It's totally different than preparing for the typical team you play.
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Every time I look at that, it kind of leaves a knot in my stomach. It was an unbelievable football game and we had a chance to win, but didn't get it done. So we have to go back to the drawing board and see if we can do it this year.