With the dawn of another college football season quickly approaching, Big 12 head coaches descended on Dallas for the Big 12 Media Days, held in Cowboys Stadium the past two days.
Excerpts from both Eric Taylor (East Dillon) and Wade Aikman (Dillon) are provided below:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric Taylor
I'll shoot straight from the hip here. We had an up-and-down year last year. We all had high hopes for our first year in the Big 12 and I'd say that we didn't meet those goals. We won four out of our last five, qualified for a bowl game, and beat a nice Michigan State squad, but I'd bet anything that if you asked my players what their expectations were before the season, they'd say a Big 12 championship. With that said, this season will be better. Experience is key. A couple things from last year that I'd like to point out. Tez Rodriguez, in my opinion, was one of the best linebackers in the country last year. I don't care what anyone has to say about the 'backers at Dillon. I feel honored to have coached Tez and I wish him well in the NFL with the Houston Texans. Vince Howard was not a good passing quarterback last year. Hell of an athlete, but he was simply not as good as he needs to be to lead this team. He has worked hard over the summer and I expect bigger things from him this year in the passing game. Finally, I have to mention and applaud the work the defensive backfield put in last year after our close win against Kansas. They went to work, switched up some schemes with our DC, and played really well to end the year. I'm looking for more of that this year.
Our goals for this year? Win our division. Challenge for the Big 12 championship. Play in a New Year's Day bowl game. Beat Dillon.
Thanks, guys. Have a great week.
East Dillon Lions Depth Chart - 2013
Regular Offense
STARTER
2ND
3RD
4TH
WR
J. Black - Sr.
R. Hickman - Sr.
S. Bennett - So.
R. Larson - Fr.
TE
C. Adkins - Sr.
S. Goddard - Sr.
O. Lee - Sr.
LT
M. Kennedy - Jr.
P. White - So.
T. Rogers - Sr.
LG
L. Hawkins - So.
M. Kennedy - Jr.
T. Rogers - Sr.
C
I. Bright - Jr.
M. Kennedy - Jr.
T. Rogers - Sr.
RG
F. Mack - Fr.
M. Kennedy - Jr.
T. Rogers - Sr.
RT
C. Carpenter - So.
M. Kennedy - Jr.
T. Rogers - Sr.
WR
J. Hooper - Jr.
A. Gilliam - So.
D. Bishop - Sr.
J. Dennis - Fr.
QB
V. Howard - Sr.
S. Seals - Jr.
R. Larson - Fr.
FB
J. Pollard - Fr.
M. Brown - Fr.
HB
L. Cafferty - Jr.
J. Waller - Sr.
J. Foster - Fr.
J. Dennis - Fr.
Base 4-3 Defense
STARTER
2ND
3RD
4TH
LDE
N. Heard - Sr.
S. Morton - So.
D. Nixon - Jr.
LDT
V. Concepcion - Sr.
T. Henderson - Fr.
J. Prince - Jr.
RDT
D. Nixon - Jr.
S. Morton - So.
J. Prince - Jr.
RDE
S. McDonald - Sr.
S. Morton - So.
D. Nixon - Jr.
WLB
J. Parham - Jr.
B. Baker - Fr.
R. Weisbacher - Sr.
MLB
T. Busch - Sr.
J. Prince - Jr.
R. Weisbacher - Sr.
SLB
J. Prince - Jr.
B. Baker - Fr.
R. Weisbacher - Sr.
CB
E. Todd - Jr.
M. Goodwin - Jr.
D. DeLoach - Fr.
SS
K. Russell - Jr.
J. Bowers - Jr.
W. Stephens - Fr.
FS
K. Heffner - Jr.
M. Goodwin - Jr.
J. Bowers - Jr.
CB
J. Bowers - Jr.
S. Dickens - Jr.
D. DeLoach - Fr.
East Dillon Lions 2013 Schedule
DATE
OPPONENT
RESULT
Aug 25
at Washington State
Aug 31
vs Rice
Sep 7
vs #6 Arkansas
Sep 14
vs BYE
Sep 21
vs Oklahoma
Sep 28
vs Texas
Oct 5
at #25 Texas Tech
Oct 13
vs Temple
Oct 19
at #16 Kansas State
Oct 26
at TCU
Nov 2
vs Iowa State
Nov 9
vs BYE
Nov 16
vs #4 Dillon
Nov 23
at Kansas
Nov 30
vs BYE
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wade Aikman
We are looking to improve on our 12-2 record from last season. We had a great passing attack but will look to be more balanced this season. A lot of the key guys on defense are coming back. Tim Riggins is back as well and has been in beast mode ever since spring scrimmages. We will be back as Big 12 champions this year, no matter what Taylor over at East has to say, and we are looking to make it to the national championship.
Sorry, guys. I'm a man of few words. I prefer to let my players speak for me on the field.
Dillon Panthers Depth Chart - 2013
Regular Offense
STARTER
2ND
3RD
4TH
WR
I. Hutchinson - Sr.
B. Parham - So.
S. Bobo - So.
TE
L. Hughes - Jr.
J. Moody - Jr.
J. Gillett - Fr.
LT
W. Lacey - Fr.
B. Swain - Sr.
C. Minor - So.
LG
C. Pittman - Sr.
C. Minor - So.
B. Swain - Sr.
C
B. Pickens - Jr.
B. Swain - Sr.
C. Minor - So.
RG
J. Burns - Sr.
C. Minor - So.
B. Swain - Sr.
RT
C. Kane - Jr.
B. Swain - Sr.
C. Minor - So.
WR
D. McMillan - Sr.
J. Sykes - Fr.
J. Gillett - Fr.
QB
P. Alexander - Sr.
J. McCoy - So.
E. O'Neal - Fr.
FB
T. Macklin - Sr.
J. Moody - Jr.
HB
T. Riggins - Jr.
T. Shaffer - Jr.
R. DeLoach - Jr.
T. Gaddis - Fr.
Base 4-3 Defense
STARTER
2ND
3RD
4TH
LDE
D. Kiniry - Jr.
R. Dennis - So.
V. Gaston - Sr.
LDT
J. Dowdell - Sr.
R. Jones - Jr.
N. Chase - Jr.
RDT
V. Gaston - Sr.
R. Jones - Jr.
N. Chase - Jr.
RDE
L. Jefferson - Jr.
R. Dennis - So.
V. Gaston - Sr.
WLB
W. Stephens - Sr.
C. Talley - Jr.
I. Dahl - Jr.
MLB
R. Dowdell - Jr.
C. Talley - Jr.
I. Dahl - Jr.
C. Dailey - Jr.
SLB
C. Talley - Jr.
I. Dahl - Jr.
O. Nolen - So.
CB
L. Higdon - Jr.
C. Rosario - Jr.
Q. Cooper - Jr.
SS
C. Matthews - Sr.
A. Elliott - Sr.
C. Rosario - Jr.
FS
C. Tate - Sr.
A. Elliott - Sr.
C. Rosario - Jr.
CB
H. McLaurin - Jr.
A. Elliott - Sr.
Q. Cooper - Jr.
Dillon Panthers 2013 Schedule
DATE
OPPONENT
RESULT
Aug 25
at #11 North Carolina
Aug 31
vs Tennessee
Sep 8
at Oregon State
Sep 14
vs BYE
Sep 21
vs #16 Kansas State
Sep 28
at Oklahoma
Oct 5
at Iowa State
Oct 12
vs #25 Texas Tech
Oct 19
vs Idaho
Oct 26
vs Baylor
Nov 2
at Oklahoma State
Nov 9
vs BYE
Nov 16
at East Dillon
Nov 23
vs West Virginia
Nov 30
vs BYE
Last edited by TexasForever; 10-22-2012 at 11:49 PM.
Just days before the opening game of East Dillon's 2013 season, news comes out of the university that starting quarterback Vince Howard has been suspended for the first two games of the season. The Lions are set to open their season August 25, in Pullman, Washington, against the Washington State Cougars. Howard will also miss East Dillon's home opener, an August 31 tilt against the Rice Owls.
The East Dillon Athletic Department has declined comment on the matter, but one high-ranking official at the school, who asked to remain anonymous, hinted that Howard may have been suspended after Coach Taylor and Buddy Garrity, athletic director, found out about a lunch meeting Howard had with a booster for the school.
"It's an unfortunate situation for anyone, not just because it's Vince," said Coach Taylor. "I'm not going to get into the details, as they are between me, the school, and Vince, but I'm hoping he will learn from his mistakes and play twelve games for us after sitting out these first two. He's a competitor, always has been, and it will bug him to no end to be watching from the sidelines without a jersey on. This is a teachable moment for him."
Coach Taylor went on to add that junior quarterback Sam Seals will get the nod for the starting job against Washington State, but also mentioned that true freshman Richard Larson will get some snaps as well. "If all goes according to plan, Richard will be in there to play some quarterback for us. He was recruited to be a QB, and we'll hopefully get a look at what he can do for us."
As of press time, it is still not known for certain who Howard was meeting with over lunch.
No ears were safe from Coach Eric Taylor's profanity-laced tirade in the visitor's locker room after the East Dillon Lions' late collapse and defeat against Washington State this past Saturday.
In all fairness, East Dillon's troubles started well before the game when it was announced that starting quarterback Vince Howard would miss the season opener as part of a two-game suspension. However, even with Howard's suspension, things did not look so bleak for the Lions to start the game.
Junior quarterback Sam Seals, starting for the first time in his career, played well in the first half, leading his team to a 19-6 lead at halftime. Seals looked sharp on his throws early in the game and was cool and collected while leading the Lions' many drives.
Things eventually changed.
"I'm not entirely sure what happened," Coach Taylor lamented. "Sam was very accurate to start the game and then his accuracy completely left him. I've never seen anything like it. It was as if I was watching a video game and the computer just took over the game. It was unreal. We'll have to address that this week."
Once Seals lost his accuracy, Taylor brought in freshman quarterback Richard Larson to lead the charge.
"Things looked nice with Richard out there. He was able to lead some nice drives, but we couldn't capitalize and finish our drives. That was inexcusable."
When Larson went down with an injury late in the third quarter, and with Howard out, Taylor had to turn back to Seals.
"I looked him in the eye and told him to go get us a win. Unfortunately, that didn't happen."
On what looked like a broken play, Seals stumbled backward to avoid pressure from the Cougars, was ultimately sacked, but not before fumbling the football. The Cougars scooped up the loose ball, returned it for a touchdown, and took the lead for good.
"That really broke our back," said Seals. "It was a dumb play by me. I really can't blame anyone else for that. That's on me."
Mysteriously, star running back Luke Cafferty, he of a 1,420-yard rushing campaign a season ago, carried the ball only 12 times for a total of 36 yards in the game. He did add 9 receptions for 84 yards but was never able to make it to the endzone.
Before leaving the locker room and the stadium, Coach Taylor commented on the lack of rushes for Cafferty. "I'm not sure what to tell you. I trust our offensive coordinator immensely. With that said, he brought in a new system when he took this job over the summer. This system might not be right for us."
East Dillon Lions at Washington State Cougars
Jan 1,
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
SCORE
East Dillon Lions (0-1)
12
7
3
7
29
Washington State Cougars (1-0)
3
3
7
22
35
Team Stats Comparison
ED
WSU
Total Offense
365
391
Rushing Yards
68
53
Passing Yards
297
338
First Downs
15
14
Punt Return Yards
34
9
Kick Return Yards
150
103
Total Yards
549
503
Turnovers
4
3
3rd Down Converstion
8-18 (44%)
6-12 (50%)
4th Down Conversion
0-0
0-0
2-Point Conversion
0-0
1-1 (100%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
5-2-1 (60%)
2-1-1 (100%)
Penalties
2-20
3-35
Posession Time
20:13
11:47
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
ED
WSU
6:19
(ED) Safety: Team Safety
2
0
2:50
(ED) J. Dennis, 6 yard pass from S. Seals (K. Schmidt kick)
9
0
1:40
(WSU) A. Furney, 19 yard FG
9
3
0:22
(ED) K. Schmidt, 52 yard FG
12
3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING
ED
WSU
5:45
(ED) R. Larson, 2 yard run (K. Schmidt kick)
19
3
2:13
(WSU) A. Furney, 51 yard FG
19
6
THIRD QUARTER SCORING
ED
WSU
2:30
(WSU) B. Ratliff, 13 yard pass from C. Halliday (A. Furney kick)
19
13
0:11
(ED) K. Schmidt, 44 yard FG
22
13
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING
ED
WSU
7:36
(WSU) B. Ratliff, 29 yard pass from C. Halliday (A. Furney kick)
22
20
6:40
(ED) A. Gilliam, 83 yard pass from S. Seals (K. Schmidt kick)
29
20
5:59
(WSU) M. Wilson, 68 yard pass from C. Halliday (A. Furney kick)
29
27
1:45
(WSU) E. Oertel, 38 yard fumble return (2-point conversion good)
29
35
East Dillon Lions
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
S. Seals
18/32
271
2
3
R. Larson
2/6
26
0
0
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
L. Cafferty
12
36
3.0
0
R. Larson
8
27
3.3
1
S. Seals
7
-27
-3.8
0
J. Waller
3
30
10.0
0
J. Black
2
2
1.0
0
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
L. Cafferty
9
84
9.3
0
R. Hickman
3
25
8.3
0
J. Dennis
2
18
9.0
1
J. Black
2
26
13.0
0
J. Hooper
2
21
10.5
0
A. Gilliam
1
83
83.0
1
S. Goddard
1
40
40.0
0
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
E. Todd
8
0
1
0
J. Prince
6
0
1
0
T. Busch
6
0
0
0
K. Russell
6
0
0
0
M. Goodwin
5
0
0
0
K. Heffner
4
0
0
0
J. Bowers
3
0
1
0
KICKING
FG
XP
PTS
LONG
K. Schmidt
2/2
3/3
9
52
PUNTING
NO
YDS
AVG
IN20
J. Huff
4
200
50.0
0
KICK RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
J. Foster
6
140
23.3
0
J. Dennis
1
10
10.0
0
PUNT RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
J. Foster
3
34
11.3
0
Washington State Cougars
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
C. Halliday
23/35
338
3
3
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
R. Galvin
15
56
3.7
0
C. Halliday
5
-6
-1.2
0
T. West
1
2
2.0
0
D. Williams
1
1
1.0
0
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
B. Ratliff
7
81
11.5
2
M. Wilson
6
139
23.1
1
D. Williams
4
60
15.0
0
R. Galvin
4
27
6.7
0
T. West
1
18
18.0
0
K. Whitworth
1
13
13.0
0
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
A. Carpenter
13
0
1
0
T. Clark
11
3.0
0
0
D. Horton
7
0
1
0
D. Monroe
7
0
0
0
N. Washington
6
0
1
0
D. Bucannon
6
0
0
0
E. Oertel
2
0
0
1
KICKING
FG
XP
PTS
LONG
A. Furney
2/2
2/2
9
52
PUNTING
NO
YDS
AVG
IN20
A. Furney
3
125
41.6
0
KICK RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
M. Wilson
4
103
25.7
0
PUNT RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
M. Wilson
1
9
9.0
0
Last edited by TexasForever; 10-22-2012 at 11:45 PM.
(UNC) T. Rouse, 13 yd pass from B. Renner (A. Ware kick)
7
7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING
DILL
UNC
6:28
(DILL) T. Riggins, 1 yd run (T. Jennings kick)
14
7
6:13
(DILL) L. Higdon, returned fumble 26 yards (T. Jennings kick)
21
7
3:29
(DILL) C. Talley, returned fumble 51 yards (T. Jennings kick)
28
7
0:49
(DILL) C. Rosario, returned interception 64 yards (T. Jennings kick)
35
7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING
DILL
UNC
7:18
(DILL) T. Jennings, 48 yd FG
38
7
2:47
(UNC) J. Price, returned fumble 77 yards (A. Ware kick)
38
14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING
DILL
UNC
1:37
(DILL) T, Jennings, 37 yd FG
41
14
0:27
(UNC) T. Thorpe, 27 yd pass from B. Renner (A. Ware kick)
41
21
0:16
(DILL) D. McMillan, 34 yd pass from E. O'Neal (T. Jennings kick)
48
21
Dillon Panthers
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
J. McCoy
5/14
138
0
1
P. Alexander
1/3
16
0
0
E. O'Neal
1/2
34
1
0
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
T. Riggins
34
151
4.4
1
J. McCoy
9
17
1.8
0
P. Alexander
2
14
7.0
0
T. Shaffer
1
2
2.0
1
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
D. McMillan
2
52
26.0
1
T. Shaffer
1
52
52.0
0
J. Sykes
1
16
16.0
0
S. Bobo
1
12
12.0
0
I. Hutchinson
1
31
31.0
0
J. Moody
1
25
25.0
0
BLOCKING
PANCAKE
SACK
B. Pickens
7
1
T. Macklin
5
0
W. Lacey
5
0
L. Hughes
5
0
J. Burns
3
0
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
C. Matthews
9
0
0
0
L. Higdon
4
0
0
1
C. Rosario
4
0
1
1
C. Talley
2
0
0
1
W. Stephens
2
1
0
0
KICKING
FG
XP
PTS
LONG
T. Jennings
2/2
6/6
12
49
PUNTING
NO
YDS
AVG
IN20
T. Jennings
5
234
31.8
0
KICK RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
B. Parham
2
42
21.0
0
S. Bobo
1
1
1.0
0
PUNT RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
I. Hutchinson
2
15
7.5
0
B. Parham
1
8
8.0
0
North Carolina Tar Heels
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
B. Renner
25/42
345
2
2
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
A. Blue
8
25
3.1
0
B. Renner
4
2
0.5
0
W. Dunn
1
3
3.0
0
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
T. Thorpe
6
106
17.6
1
Q. Davis
5
41
8.2
0
T. Knox
4
44
11.0
0
T. Rouse
4
43
10.7
1
R. Wilkins
3
86
28.6
0
A. Blue
2
10
5.0
0
W. Dunn
1
15
15.0
0
BLOCKING
PANCAKE
SACK
L. Turner
1
0
T. Knox
1
0
N. Appel
0
1
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
D. Lipford
18
1
0
0
J. Price
11
0
0
1
A. Johnson
9
.5
0
0
T. Jackson
5
1
0
0
E. Farmer
4
1.5
0
0
T. Boston
8
0
1
0
KICKING
FG
XP
PTS
LONG
A. Ware
0/2
3/3
3
PUNTING
NO
YDS
AVG
IN20
T. Hibbard
4
157
28.7
0
KICK RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
T. Thorpe
2
48
24.0
0
A. Blue
1
22
22.0
0
PUNT RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
T. Thorpe
1
15
15.0
0
- Chapel Hill, NC
The first quarter started out slow with both teams only scoring 7 points a piece, but saw Prince Alexander get injured on the first drive, forcing the prodigy J.D. McCoy to come into the game and take over. Dillon was clearly sticking with their gameplan coming into the season and that was to pound the ball down the opponents throats. When the first quarter was over, it seemed like this was going to be a slobber knocker.
However, the 2nd quarter went much differently, seeing zero points for North Carolina and a defensive slaughter from Dillon putting up 21 of the 28 points in the 2nd quarter. 2 fumble recoveries for TD and an INT return for a TD on top of a Tim Riggins run put Dillon up 35-7 heading into halftime. Coach Aikman seemed fired up going into half. He loves when the defense comes up big and that they did in the 2nd quarter.
The third quarter saw a lot of ground and pound from Dillon just milking the clock with the huge lead they had built. Following a FG, Dillon was driving down the field again when a fumble was returned for a TD by North Carolina, their 2nd TD of the game.
Following another field goal, North Carolina scored a garbage time TD with 0:27 remaining when there was no chance of coming back and tried an onside kick. Coach Aikman seemed insulted by this and drew up a fade for a 34 yard TD pass to McMillan and the clock was run out following the TD.
Quote:
"We played a hell of a game out there. I said at the beginning of the year that we had a lot of defensive players returning and we were going to rely on our run game and defense to win us games. We did exactly that. I was proud of the way we ran the ball and our defense came up HUGE with 3 TD's. I think our defense is the best in the country and they came out today to prove it. North Carolina scored 21 points, but one TD was a defensive TD and another was a garbage TD that they shouldn't have even been going for, so our D really only gave up 7 points and you can't really ask for more than that. I am very proud with the way our boys played today."
On the last TD
Quote:
"Ya know, when a team is down by 27 points with under a minute to go, I'm sorry but you aren't going to come back and win the game. I don't expect them to kneel on the ball, but throwing up passes trying to score is a little bit uncalled for. It's sort of an unwritten rule to just take your beating like a man. They didn't want to do that so I decided I would rub it back in some and put some more points on the board. We wouldn't have had that problem if they wouldn't have been going for it all there, plain and simple."
On the quote from Eric Taylor
Quote:
"Here's the thing. Coach Taylor is a great guy, because of him, I landed this job over here at the REAL Dillon and that was shown last year. He can talk about how his LB should have won these awards and what not, but our LB's swept the Nagurski, Lombardi, and Best LB award. We will let those trophies speak for themselves. I wish his LB the best in the NFL too, but the simple fact is that our LB's are better over here. We are a team and our goals are to beat East Dillon, or little Dillon as I like to call them, win the Big 12 championship, and win the national championship. We aren't all about individual awards over here. Now, individual awards will probably come with the territory if we do happen to meet all those goals, but we are not solely focused on the individual awards."
Coach, now that the game is a few days past, sum up the feelings you had right at the end of the game.
Quote:
The feelings I had then are the feelings I have now. I'm disgusted. We went from an incredible high to an incredible low in the span of twenty minutes, halftime. It's not the way any team wants to open the season, and I hope our guys learn from this game and take it out on Rice this Saturday.
One follow-up coach. What exactly was said at halftime and do you think it had an effect on your team's performance in the second half?
Quote:
I praised the defense for coming out and playing hard from the get go. We were able to jump out to an early lead because of a quick safety and an interception on their quarterback's first pass. We went in the locker room at halftime holding an Air Raid team to a little over one hundred yards and two field goals. If my praise had any impact on their lack of performance, maybe I should be ticked during halftime of the Rice game.
Coach Taylor, last week we saw both Seals and Larson line up behind center and lead the team. Neither seemed to be very effective, especially late in the game. Who gets the start this week?
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Sam Seals will get the starting nod again this week, and that's mainly because he's been in the system longer, has a nice rapport with the receivers, and has played pretty well in spot duty for us in the past. That being said, he knows he has a short leash. He needs to take charge of this team now to prove he's capable of being the starter when he's a senior. Like last week, Larson will platoon at the position for some snaps.
How does this loss affect your outlook for the season?
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It doesn't. It's one away game without our starting quarterback.
Any plans to get Cafferty more rushes this week?
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Definitely. He's the heart and soul of our offense right now, but he can't be our leading rusher and receiver. We need balance, and that balance starts with getting him more touches on the ground.
Coach, any worry that last week's lack of quality quarterback play will enable Rice to put more in the box to stop Cafferty running the ball?
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Yes. I'll be worried about the intelligence of Rice's staff if we don't see a lot of eight or nine in the box.
Last question, Coach. Do you have any response to Coach Aikman's post-game comments about your linebackers?
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Don't you think I have more important things to worry about right now?
Last edited by TexasForever; 10-23-2012 at 04:07 PM.
Coach, how does it feel to get that first win behind you and a big one at that?
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It feels great, obviously, to beat a team of that caliber and to beat them by that much. We worked hard all summer and it really showed in the first game.
Your offense was a lot less powerful to start the season than last year. Can you explain a little bit?
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Well, whenever your defense scores 3 TD's, the job of the offense is to manage the game and not allow their defense to get them back into the game. I think we preserved the lead well other than the fumble, but you will have that happen. Also, when you lose a player like Smash Williams who goes in the first round, those are big shoes to fill, but Tim Riggins is an absolute monster and I think he is primed for a huge year.
Only one WR had more than one catch. What do you take away from that?
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Well, like I said, the job of the offense became to preserve the lead and run the ball, so we didn't throw that much because we didn't have to. I like that the ball was spread around though. I don't like having to rely on only one guy out there. Balance is key and we did a good job at that.
Coach, Tennessee is coming to town this week. Any thoughts on the game?
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Tennessee is no slouch. They have struggled in recent years, but they are still a tough team and are going to come in wanting to bring it. As you all know, this town shuts down on Saturday for a home game and they will be looking to knock us off early in the season. We have to bring it in every phase and our guys all know that.
Coach, last question, what do you have to say about Eric Taylor blowing off your comments?
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It is what it is. We are taking this year one game at a time. I am not going to talk about East Dillon until the week that we play East Dillon. Every week, our guys are focused on the team at hand and that is how it's going to be all year. So if you have any questions about East Dillon or any other opponent, save it for that week to ask. Thanks guys.
Last edited by TexasForever; 10-23-2012 at 04:08 PM.
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