Lloyd Carr
Lloyd Carr
Lloyd Henry Carr, Jr.is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Michigan from 1995 through the 2007 season. Under Carr, the Michigan Wolverines compiled a record of 122–40 and won or shared five Big Ten Conference titles. Carr's 1997 team was declared the national champion by the Associated Press. His record coaching against top ten-ranked opponents was 19–8. Carr was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth30 July 1945
both excellent game lose terms tradition win
It's a game that, in terms of tradition of the program, is the most important we play. In this season, for both teams, it's a game that if you win it, you look at it as an excellent season. If you lose it, it's probably a disappointing season.
explain fell heard none tried worried
I told him before he got on that I was worried about him -- but I was only joking. Then, when I heard he fell off, I wasn't surprised. He tried to explain to me what happened. That's something none of us will forget.
believe coach convince fight hearts together tried
I tried to convince them to come in here and fight their hearts out and play together and believe in each other. But I think any coach would do the same thing. So what I did was nothing. What they did is unforgettable.
against excited last opportunity
It's one last opportunity to play and against an outstanding program. So we're excited to do that.
last
It started last week. There's nothing you can do but play on.
attitude fight injury
It's that attitude that has enabled him to fight back after injury after injury.
It's kind of interesting that Rockne and Yost did not get along,
both equip everybody expects great pressure themselves
They're both much more confident, much more comfortable, ... By the same token, there's more pressure because everybody expects more. But both of them have had a great attitude, a great approach, and I think they'll equip themselves very well.
continue forward found pressure stress sure terms
They're much more comfortable in terms of the football, the pressure, the stress, the expectations, and I'm sure they found that to be, in many cases, a lot of fun, ... I think they're going to find out as they go forward that that stress and that pressure and those expectations continue to rise.
days monday sunday terms worked
It was a Sunday or a Monday in terms of game-week preparation, and those are days we do not practice. It worked out perfectly.
understand
It's about to get a lot tougher. I think we all understand that.
blow plans
That's a big blow to us. Our plans were to play him at quarterback this spring. So we'll have to see how that goes.
balance great people spread
They're very different offensively. They spread the ball. When you look at the statistics, you'll see great balance in the people that got the football.
accepting confronted guys nobody obstacles situation stepped trying understand win
They understand where we are and there's nobody that isn't accepting the challenge. That's what trying to win a championship is all about. There are always obstacles in your way and there are always things you can use as an excuse. I like the way they've confronted our situation the way a lot of guys have stepped up.