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...
considered kicked
Two years ago, I considered going to this offense, and I kind of kicked myself for not (doing it).
amazing size strength
The athleticism and the size and strength are an amazing package.
behind fit future less number people perceive saying scheme stars trying value worry
I'm not saying we're not trying to get the big names, but we worry less about the name-recognition value or the number of stars behind a name. We look at films, and we look at people that can fit into what we're doing. These guys, offensively and defensively, will fit into the scheme of what we perceive we need to do in the future to be successful.
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That's a practice order. We begin spring and fall practice based on last year. Every day and every week they will be evaluated, and that practice order might change.
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What they did in the second half was run more laterally, created some gaps. And some of their biggest plays came when we stuffed it inside at the point of attack and then they reversed it. We didn't quite stay alive as much as we talked about.
athletes best fastest great played reminds safety
(Costa) reminds me a lot of Kellen Clemens in that he played safety and quarterback, was one of the toughest, one of the fastest and one of the best athletes on the field. And he is a great leader.
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We do physical exercises where he can gauge a little bit their physical toughness and their leadership and their commitment to it, but (now) he gets to coach real football. That's what's exciting.
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.
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.
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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.
bona ground
Terrence Whitehead is a bona fide, Pac-10, 1,000-yard ground gainer.