Mike Riley
Mike Riley
Michael Joseph "Mike" Rileyis an American football coach and former player, currently the head coach at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. He was previously the head coach at Oregon State University, where he served two stints, from 1997 to 1998 and again from 2003 to 2014...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth6 July 1953
CityWallace, ID
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If we are consistent (in the running game) and grow there we'll be that much better in the passing game. We are going to find other guys who are play-makers out there. That will be the big issue offensively. We are strong in the interior, and we need to see who comes to the forefront at receiver.
tangible
He has a lot of intangibles but also a lot of tangible qualities,
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Matt is a tough, tough player. If you're not tough, you can't play quarterback. I don't care if you can throw the ball 100 yards.
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Matt did a lot of great things for us last year, and I'm glad we have him. With a year under his belt in the system, I'm excited for him.
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It helps show students that with hard work, things that they want to do are attainable.
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As you see on the side of the pack, the Surgeon General says these things are dangerous to your health. We're trying to instill good health habits in the children and let them know this is not a good thing for them. It?s something that we wanted to do right away.
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I hope Andy Darkins can come back and play from that. Right now we can't count on that. I'm hoping it's a worst-case scenario bringing up he can't play.
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I have to give a lot of credit to Portland State. I knew it was going to be like this. I knew it was going to be harder that people anticipated.
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He's smart, tough and takes care of his business. Joey already has made the academic achievement list. All we had to do was show him the classrooms and the weight room, and he's taken care of the rest.
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He's one of the more competitive people I've been around. He's always a little stronger than you think. And he gets open. He's got a lot of those intangibles that make him as good as he is.
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I could not imagine (the Broncos) not bouncing back and being ready to go. ... They haven't had a game like that in forever, and I would imagine in their character they never want another like that. ... We will anticipate their best stuff.
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I'm disappointed I won't have the opportunity to coach Brandon for a year or two more. This does, however, open up an opportunity for someone else to step up and make an immediate contribution.
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I believe all along the best kind of offense is balanced. We will be at our best when we have a consistent threat both ways. We were close to that last year because of our line, and we had a productive runner. It started to feel good.