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...
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We are very proud of the academic progress we've made. I feel our program is as competitive both academically and athletically as any in the nation. We have gone to seven straight bowl games and our APR score ranks in the top 10 in the nation. That's a great accomplishment by our team and our staff.
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We are very happy to have Tim and Derek back in our program. They are two outstanding young coaches who know what Bulldog football is all about. They are committed to the program and I'm very pleased to have them back on our campus. With their personality, communication skills and attention to detail, I expect they will be excellent recruiters and coaches.
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That's the way the road map is for a school like ours, ... That's what we've got to do to have the kind of program we want.
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We couldn't pass up an opportunity to play a program like LSU. They have so much history and tradition and respect in the SEC, and as a program won a national title a couple years ago and finished fifth last season. They have been one of the premiere programs in all of college football of this decade. We are looking forward to the trip to Death Valley, where it is difficult to win. We are looking forward to that challenge.
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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.
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It was a great process and learning experience. I think it speaks volumes about the quality of our program at Fresno State. With the schemes we run and type of young men who come through our program, it's a great testament to our overall program that several NFL teams had a genuine interest.
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David was my first recruit and brought unprecedented national attention to Fresno State, the football program and the Valley,
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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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This was sort of the story of our season - down the stretch we didn't get it done. I thought we had opportunities but credit Tulsa, they made the plays when they had to and we didn't when we were in position.
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We knew it'd be a great matchup to bring in Ron,
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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 are still at the main table. We were all in. We picked up all their chips, and now we've got a bigger pile -- and next week we'll go all in again.