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...
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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.
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Our secondary, which has not allowed a passing touchdown, has to be able to cover well and we have to get a rush on their quarterback. If not, they will pick us apart.
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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.
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It was just like somebody stuck a knife in our stomach. It's a shame.
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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.
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This is just like getting a star recruit. It is a huge plus for our team.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I've had other guys try to influence recruits, but never as demonstratively as Micah. He didn't want to be the only top recruit ... he wanted to get us some help down here.
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It's amazing how situations can change. I don't know what Indiana was expecting to have at receiver, but I know they are very talented at that spot now. We thought we would be, but injuries have really hit us hard.
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The last six years I was there we were a very good football team and since then they have only had one losing season,
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The last six years I was (at Oregon), we were a very good football team, and since then they have only had one losing season, ... The continuity there is what turned Oregon into a consistent winner. It was nice to see that and reaffirm that we actually did know what we were doing. We did have a plan that worked and were given the time to implement that.