Mike Canales
Mike Canales
Mike Canalesis an American college football coach and former player. He was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the University of North Texas, a position he held from 2010 to 2015. He became the interim head coach of the Mean Green twice, after the firing of Todd Dodge in 2010 and the firing of Dan McCarney in 2015...
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We all take pride in what they've been able to do; we feel like we were part of it. I still consider them my closest friends. They're the guys you talk to on Christmas Day. It's the closest staff I've been a part of in 22 years of coaching.
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A couple of times we did get out of the huddle late. We definitely have to push our tempo and get off the line of scrimmage. A couple of times we had the wrong personnel and the wrong guy in there. It was also the case of it being the first game. That happens in the first game.
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It's hard when you can't run the ball effectively and consistently. Those guys up front for Purdue - and they're some of the best we'll see - can really tee off.
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I'm going to call it what it is: He needs to step up an be the man.
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I knew Brad Wood could play. We try to get him the ball the best we can. He's quick and he's fast, and he can use his speed as a weapon. When he does get the ball, he tends to catch it and make plays.
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I want this to remain fun. That's goal No. 1. No. 2, when this thing is all done and I don't know when it's going to end - no one's making any commitments to Beijing because a lot can happen - I want her to feel more positive about gymnastics than ever before.
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We are going to be running back by committee unless somebody really steps up and asserts themselves.
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This first half we felt pretty good, (but) I'm not very happy with the second half right now. But we had four possessions in the fourth quarter, and we put it in the end zone in the fourth quarter. That's important to us.
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Sometimes that is true, but he has become a better practice player and needs to in order to jump up to the next level. I think he is working hard on that. He doesn't want to be just a gamer; he wants to be an all-around player.
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That's Money Mike. He's going to make big-time plays, and that's why he's here. He's got big-play ability.
committee running somebody steps until
It's going to be running back by committee until somebody steps up and asserts himself.
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That just shows we have a lot of depth at the quarterback position.
against felt left next points week
We felt like we left 17 points on the field. We can't do that next week against Purdue.
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In the red zone, which we had been really efficient at, we miss a field goal and we miss a throw. Things like that you've just got to take care of.