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...
clock coming trying type
A lot of times it will be that way. You will see the clock down to 12 or 13 because we are trying to see what they are coming out with defensively and what type of adjustments they have made.
committee running somebody steps unless
We are going to be running back by committee unless somebody really steps up and asserts themselves.
christmas closest consider guys pride staff talk
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.
complete great night
I think this was a great night to complete what we've been doing and I think you can see the 'Cats going in the right direction.
great saw
He'll do some great things. And you saw that on the (touchdown) pass.
class throwing
He's back on campus, in class and throwing again.
certain follows lights persona turns
He has a certain persona that follows him, that kind of gunslinger who, when the lights come on, he turns on.
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.
games hang instead playing watching
We'd scrimmage in the morning, and then we'd hang out for 12 hours. We'd cook, we'd eat, and we'd think of the day when we'd be playing those games instead of watching them.
steps wait
We'll find a guy. We'll wait and see who steps up.
care efficient field goal miss red
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.
ball best brad catch knew quick speed tends wood
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.
call needs step
I'm going to call it what it is: He needs to step up an be the man.
money
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.