Tyrone Willingham
Tyrone Willingham
Lionel Tyrone "Ty" Willinghamis a retired American football player and coach. He was the head coach at Stanford University, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of Washington, compiling a career college football record of 76–88–1. He served as a volunteer for the Stanford University women's golf team...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth30 December 1953
CityKinston, NC
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I am keeping J.R. very close. I like a lot of things that he is doing. I am still wrestling with the decision of whether to activate him.
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That is something that every Pac-10 team should start with, whether you are the last-place team or the first-place team. That's why you are in the conference ù to get to that pinnacle. We'd like to be one of those teams, so this is an important game. And by its place on the schedule, if you can win it, then you are sitting there alone for a little while.
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I think we have a good relationship that is based on the right principles. But at the same time, it's still a very competitive relationship, whether it's golf or football.
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Any time that you can have that me-against-the-world attitude and sometimes when you travel that's the attitude that you develop, because you're on the plane and it's just you and your teammates, you walk into the stadium, and there's not a lot of help around what you're creating really is a focus. And any time you can get your team really to focus on that game your chances go up that things go well for you. That's whether home or away, but usually at home there are more distractions.
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in terms of our coaching staff, we can only worry about what we have. We have got to make them the best players that they can be. I don't want to get into a discussion about whether we have talent or whether we don't.
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I've been very, very pleased with the play we've received from Isaiah. I think he's dedicated himself to being a good quarterback and I think so far he's moving in that direction. I think he has a chance to be very special.
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I've been very pleased with what Sonny has done. He has really worked to make himself a good player. I think it shows up not just in practices but also in games.
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I've been pleased with what they've done so far, the group of them. The most notable of them is Carl Bonnell. It's nice to see him back out there and starting to get involved. ... He seems to be moving pretty well.
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I've been pleased with what Carl has done and he is so much better than he was a year ago this time.
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Everything gets more difficult. It adds another dimension to their lives.
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Because it is a very fertile area to recruit, it's always nice to go there and do well. It should provide some guys an opportunity that maybe they don't get because of their football schedules to see us,
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You go too late, then you miss a valuable option. I think that is something he has to get a feel for and it is something that we encourage him to do. But the key for him is to make the decision at the right time. I think he is getting better and better each day.
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I think he didn't feel like he needed any assistance. I think he felt that with his Notre Dame background he was in pretty good shape in terms of understanding the program, what he wanted to do. I think he wanted to come in and have a fresh, brand new approach.
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I think he didn't feel like he needed any assistance, ... I think he felt that with his Notre Dame background he was in pretty good shape in terms of understanding the program, what he wanted to do. I think he wanted to come in and have a fresh, brand new approach.