Mike Bellotti
Mike Bellotti
Robert Michael "Mike" Bellottiis an American college football analyst for ESPN and ABC. He was with the University of Oregon's football program for over 20 years serving as offensive coordinator for six years, head coach for 14 years, and athletic director for one year. Bellotti is the winningest coach in Oregon football history and is credited with building the program into a major football power. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014...
acceptable handle
We're at the acceptable minimums to handle a game.
bit bits bowling calling desk duck game kick oregon passing pieces tech texas
We are doing a little bit of old Oregon Duck football, a little bit of Utah, Bowling Green, Northwestern, a little bit of BYU, Texas Tech passing game from years past, and rolled it all into something we are calling the new Oregon offense. It is something that has been bits and pieces that has been on my desk for about 21/2 years now, and now I kick myself because I think I should have done it sooner.
considered kicked
Two years ago, I considered going to this offense, and I kind of kicked myself for not (doing it).
arguably best college history offensive
They're arguably one of the best offensive lines, not just in the nation, but in the history of college football.
defense good maybe offense pleased remember though
There were some good collisions. I was pleased with some things the defense did, though the offense maybe got the better of it in the end. We're a little rusty, but I've got to remember it was the first day in pads.
athletics brady bringing far great hard nice providing spark supporting
Dennis is by far the better athlete. Brady has a gamesmanship, a sense of poise, that it's hard to not want to have him in there sometimes. They do a nice job, a great job, of supporting each other, providing a spark for the team, and bringing some different things to the table.
backup entire maybe people starter
Dennis has been the starter the entire time, and he is the starter. We have just tended to play our backup more than other people are maybe comfortable with doing. I don't know that that's going to change.
both bring drop enter great hang heads men mentally table tough
As both of these men have shown, they have great resiliency. They're tough mentally and physically, and they bring something to the table when they enter the game. They don't drop their heads or hang their heads when they're substituted for.
perfect simply
Awesome. Simply awesome. I don't know if they are a perfect team, but they come close.
answered certain class immediate key needs positions
This class answered immediate needs at certain key positions for us.
brought couple entire runs team
A couple of times he's made runs that brought our entire team to its feet.
couple felt impression kids oftentimes putting uniform win
I think it was a wakeup call. I've said for a couple of years, oftentimes I got the impression some kids that come here felt just by putting on the uniform we were going to win games.
changed fit guys knew last mobility recruit scheme taken vision year
Last year I changed our vision of what we were going to recruit in preparation of what I knew we were going to do. That's why we didn't take a quarterback last year. The guys that we could have taken would have have fit into this mobility scheme that we have. And these guys, they fit that.
needs played ready step
Jackie, having played two years in the program, needs to step up and I think he's ready to do that.