Pat Hill
Pat Hill
Lawrence Patrick Hillis an American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Fresno State from 1997 until his dismissal following the 2011 season. In 15 seasons as head coach as Fresno State, he led the Bulldogs to a record of 112–80, 11 bowl game appearances, and a share of the 1999 Western Athletic Conference title...
call perfect
Why have it if you're not going to use it? That's the perfect call where you'd want to have replay. If you're going to have replay, have replay.
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We've built on that vision, ... We never varied on the course we took. . . . We took a lot of criticism, playing the type of schedule we play. But I'm very proud of the fact we stayed the course.
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We will have to understand that they are going to get yards and they will move the ball. Toledo has a great offense and a lot of experience.
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Both teams have a lot of weapons and are able to put a lot of points on the board.
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We adjust to what the defense dictates. We like to run. We had the short field against Toledo and didn't throw it much.
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Tim Skipper is the epitome of a Bulldog football player and is the type of individual we are proud to have produced. He was obviously a very good football player to start for four seasons. As a student, he was excellent. He was a leader on the field and in the locker room. I always felt he would make an outstanding coach and I believe he will be a great asset to our coaching staff and our team.
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To be at a program for nearly a decade is very rare for any coach these days. I hope this shows how much I love the community. We have goals to accomplish and I'm working on making the grass greener at Fresno State.
enjoy matters
We're 3-0, ... That's all that matters right now. Enjoy the ride.
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Our coaches do a good job of finding their holes,
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I think it's very important for my team to know that as a young man I was influenced so much by Ron McBride, ... Players are a mirror of their coach. I can honestly say I tried to mirror his personality.
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He said, 'I think you can learn from others,'
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He's a very durable running back. He's always getting us the tough yard. The first two weeks of the season we didn't use him much. We rode him pretty hard (against Toledo) last week.
bad gotten seem
He's gotten a bad rap. It just doesn't seem right because he's only done good.
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He had a heck of a year. The scouts notice him.