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...
along great individual players three
They've got some great individual players -- and not just one, two or three of them. They've got them along the line, they've got them at linebacker and they've got them in the secondary.
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It's not a hard thing to figure out. This (schedule) is something that we got stuck with because of contracts that were done a long time ago. Right now, it's important for us not to focus on what the record is, but to focus on how we can get better each week so that when we have an opportunity on a level playing field, we can come out on top.
playing ruling teams types
I'm not ruling out playing those types of teams in the future,
chance match measure ourselves playing ruling team teams
I'm not ruling out playing a team that we can measure ourselves against, but let's get some teams that we can match up with, that we have a chance against,
elusive kept ohio physically smith
Ohio State's quarterback kept things alive. Troy Smith was elusive and physically strong.
start
It (Swain's touchdown) was a pretty electrifying start that didn't have any follow-up.
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Then you had Colorado in there, Arizona State, Michigan and now Ohio State for the second time. That's not a realistic way to re-establish and develop your program.
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It's important that we move him around. We'll create half a dozen touches for him, but the rest of it has to come as the game unfolds. We're not going to just try and force it to him.
buy worry
We've got to worry about ourselves, not our opponents. I don't buy into that letdown thing.
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It's a significant change in the structure of their offensive line and the philosophy to create wider edges for the ends, so they can't rush the quarterback. They make it almost impossible. And they're throwing the ball quicker this year.
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.
both
They're both going to play on each side. It's not that big of a deal.
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.
start
It was an electrifying start but I didn't have any follow-up.