John Bunting
John Bunting
chance knew players second
Our players know this dismantled us in the second half, ... I think they also knew we had a chance in the first half.
allowed blowing good job lowest run rushing second total
That's the lowest rushing total we've allowed in a long, long time, ... We had more tackles-for-loss on first and second down than we've had in a long, long time. We did a good job disrupting the run and blowing up some plays.
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I'm really proud of this team because they kept playing. They didn't lose their poise after going down early in the second half. I think that's just a characteristic of our football program.
ball focusing half running second stuck
We were focusing on running the ball more in the first half and we stuck with it, ... In the second half, they blitzed about every play.
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That team absolutely took us apart in the second half, ... We'll be playing against a team that is very, very capable of blowing anybody out.
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I got turned down once, and I decided I'd wait a couple of weeks and ask him again and got turned down a second time, ... It reminds me of my girlfriends I used to have.
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We're going to have to do a great job shifting gears in getting ready for something that's absolutely, totally different from what we've faced, ... It puts pressure on everybody. It is another form of the triple option. The forms of deception that they have with their form of the triple option is unique. It was last year, and it is this year.
challenge chance compete fans football great marquee places players program schedule teams time win
We've got a schedule that makes sense. We have marquee teams on the schedule. It's one I think is very workable and one our players will enjoy, our fans will enjoy. It allows us to compete in the ACC and have a chance to win some non-conference games, but at the same time challenge our program and go to some places with great football tradition.
ballgame build chance coming easy football good group heads kids knew last night plane proud rally ready until wisconsin
There are things we can build on and have a really good football team, ... The kids coming back on the plane last night - there were no heads down. I think they were proud of their effort. They knew they were in the ballgame until the very end, that they had a chance to win. I think they'll be an easy group to rally to get ready to play an unbelievably good Wisconsin team.
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We have put an awful lot of emphasis on kickoff coverage and we are not satisfied with that right now. We have to continue to work on that part of our game because we were the worst in the country last year.
guarantee happen seen strange time
We've seen some strange things happen at the end. This time around doesn't guarantee anything in the future, but this time around we didn't have any strange things happen.
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We have six receivers now who can play, and the only guy we didn't see on the field was Brooks Foster , and we'll get that done next week,
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Mark has a great reputation for developing players and forming relationships with players. He has good character, and other coaches that I have spoken with have nothing but high praise for Mark. His familiarity with Frank and the offense here will help with the transition, and we can be better faster because of his knowledge.
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I watched what's going on (at Fresno State). I see points on the board. ... The energy and enthusiasm and passion for the game that he as is similar to mine.