Rich Brooks
Rich Brooks
Richard Llewellyn "Rich" Brooksis a retired American football player and coach. He was the head coach at the University of Oregon from 1977 to 1994, the National Football League's St. Louis Rams from 1995 to 1996, and the University of Kentucky from 2003 to 2009...
game hope learn
I only hope we can learn from this game and get better.
ball close game learned lesson turning
We learned a lesson in turning a close game into a rout. All you've got to do is turn the ball over.
curve hope learning mind pick pursue sell size trying wants
We're trying to sell him. He's got to make up his mind if he wants to pursue this, and I hope he does because I think with his size and hand-eye coordination he could help. The learning curve will be fast, but I think he can pick it up pretty fast.
blame good great learn talent tim
Tim will get more comfortable, ... He's a great talent, but he's a freshman. He'll be a good punter, and he'll learn from it. He was nervous, and I can't say that I blame him. I was nervous, too.
behind help learns needs opportunity team trying
He is behind the other receivers but he can really help this team when he learns everything he needs to know. We are trying to give him an opportunity to see what he can do.
curve learning
The learning curve is going to be fast.
difficult game indiana kicked
Indiana outplayed us, they outcoached us, they kicked our fannies, ... It's a very difficult game to swallow.
defensive field people talk
I know people don't like to talk about defense, but this was a defensive day weather-wise, as well as on the field for us.
knife somebody stuck
It was just like somebody stuck a knife in our stomach. It's a shame.
factor negative plays race
They've got to make plays and not make negative plays. The negative plays are as big a factor in this race as anything. You can not make negative plays.
huge plus star
This is just like getting a star recruit. It is a huge plus for our team.
fans good players season team
The fans need to understand, ... that a lot of the good players we started the season with are not on our team right now and we're going with more inexperienced players.
draw dreams everybody knew next stadium stop three
I'm going to see the draw play in my dreams for the next three weeks, ... Everybody in the stadium knew it was coming, and we still couldn't stop it.
chance close coming finishing gave good hard looking ourselves played plays tired
I'm getting tired of coming close and not finishing the deal. We started out looking like a team, then struggled, stumbled and fumbled and did not look very good at the half. We responded, competed and played hard and made the plays that gave ourselves a chance to win.