Shane Montgomery
Shane Montgomery
Shane Montgomeryis an American football coach and former player. He is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Youngstown State University, a position he has held since the 2010 season. Montgomery served as the head football coach at Miami University from 2005 to 2008, compiling a record of 17–31...
game gives last ohio opportunity paper rather team week year
For us to play a team like Ohio State, it's better that we play them in the first game of the year rather than in the middle. It gives us the opportunity for working the kinks out. This week is more important on paper than last week.
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Now you see MAC teams playing a lot of Big Ten teams tough. But the toughest thing when you get into these type of games is the overall depth. Recruiting-wise they still get, most the time, who they want. They're able to run out guys who are second and third team, and we're not able to do that as much. Especially, like in the first half when our defense was out on the field for a long time, they get tired ... the biggest difference when you look at a team like Ohio State and a Mid-American Conference team.
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It's the first time on national TV (ESPN2), and with them moving up to the Big East, they're trying to elevate their program to where we've been the past few years. It's one of those games nobody else in our league has.
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They are similar to us in that they lost an early season game they thought they'd win. It's the same type of game for both of us. If you lose another game, you could be out of it.
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This game had a lot of momentum changes. We had chances to grasp control early, but we let them hang in there, and they made some plays. We shot ourselves in the foot in the second half.
complete game looking together
This was a game we've been looking for. We really hadn't put a complete game together yet.
game plays
In a big game like that, you have to make big plays when you have your chances.
difference game nine open straight
The difference in it is there are no open weeks. After the first game on a Thursday, we play on nine straight Saturdays.
coaching longer takes though time
Even though I was here (as an assistant), any time there is a coaching change, sometimes it takes a little longer than you would like to.
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Mike has done a tremendous job over the past two seasons as a graduate assistant on both sides of the ball. His familiarity with and loyalty toward the program make him a great asset to Miami football as he takes over as our tight ends coach.
effort
I think I'm disappointed not in the effort of our team, but in making plays.
mental pressure saturday saw seen
Most of the pressure we saw Saturday we had seen before. We just had some mental breakdowns. You see that sometimes in your first game.
gave
We gave up too many big plays. We didn't tackle.
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With the way the facilities are going and with the positive movements we're making all around, I think that's going to be able to attract more quality student-athletes. We have to keep upgrading recruiting every year.