Tom Craft
Tom Craft
Tom Craftis the head football coach at Riverside Community College in Riverside, CA, and was the head football coach at San Diego State Universityfrom 2002-2005 and at Palomar College in San Marcos, CA from 1983-2000. Craft has also been the associate head coach and offensive coordinator at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, CA...
closed couple gap impact last
It really made an impact on me about where we were with this program, and I think we've closed the gap over the last couple of years. So it should be an interesting game.
against couple defense exposed felt offense
We really felt the matchups their defense against our offense was going to be a big challenge. We got exposed in a couple of areas.
based felt fit running side worked
We really felt like he would be a better fit on that side of the ball, ... based on evaluating who we had over there and based on our running back situation. It's really worked out well.
attention changes means needs players special starting zero
We're going to zero in on some changes (on special teams). That needs to have some attention put to it, but I think it's something that we can fix. We should have done a better job. We have a lot of options. If it means that we've got to play more starting players (on special teams), then we've got to do it.
adjusting group knowing liberty quickly
When you've had a group like we've had, you can kind of have some liberty about adjusting quickly and knowing that it's going to be done with discipline,
came played three
Three years ago when they came in and played us, it was a mismatch,
course hard knees spend time wear
When you spend a lot of time on turf, it's hard on ankles, knees and hips. It does wear on you over the course of the season.
against finally good hard players quarters rewarded san strong three win
Our players finally got rewarded for their hard work. We had three strong quarters against San Jose State. Overall, it was a good win for us.
bit mentally physically proud starters though tough
They've been mentally and physically tough even though they're first-year starters and a little bit undersized, ... I'm proud of that and the way they keep their focus.
both
They're both going to play on each side. It's not that big of a deal.
field hesitant job poor position second
I thought we were a little hesitant (on defense) through the whole first half. Considering the poor field position we had, I thought we did a little better job in the second half. (But) we need to communicate better, too.
dozen great half jeff league receiver
Jeff is a great receiver in a league where there are probably half a dozen great receivers,
beck best college extremely good great john quick strongest
John Beck doesn't have a good arm, he's got a great arm, one of the strongest in college football. He's very accurate, has an extremely quick release. He's one of the best I've ever seen.
I think it's important to have him on the trip,