iCoach MAC conference call

[Dr Z]

Here is a cut & paste of quotes from gozips.com. Feel free to add more or comment.

Opening Statement:

"We are thrilled to have an opportunity to play a rivalry game at this point in the season. The Can't State-Akron game is a very important game to The University of Akron, community, fans, players, alumni, and we are eager to get our team prepared and give a better performance then we did last week. We know this will be a big challenge for us and we are going to see how we do this week."

Defensive play:

"We had several key breakdowns and counted thirteen big plays against us for 328 yards. We had some issues in coverage and we are going to go back to work to eliminate the big plays and start doing a better job on defense, but most of all making some big plays on offense as well."

Freshman safety Anthony Holmes:

"As we watch Anthony (Holmes) develop during the season we feel like he's athletic, very explosive, and gives us some size at corner. He did a very nice job for his first start (against Northern Illinois on Saturday) and I believe this young man is going to continue to get better."

Loss to Northern Illinois:

"It was very disappointing, we wanted to play better but we did not do that, and Northern Illinois had a lot to do with that and they are a very good football team. That's why they are picked to win the MAC West Division."

Ken+ Game:

"It's an exciting opportunity for us to play our rival. It's like USC-UCLA, North Carolina-Duke. We recruit against each other and compete against each other in a lot of areas and it's a great rivalry for Northeast Ohio and we just want to prepare our players to play a good Can't State team."

Transition to a pro-style offense:

"Our identity in our program will be to run the ball and stop the run, we want to run the football effectively and when we get to our passing game where we want to be able to play-action 50 percent of the time and drop-back pass 50 percent of the time. That's what I would like our identity to be. We are a work in progress."

Ken+'s rushing defense:

"They have a good front seven and a good secondary. It's going to be very tough to run the ball against them and we need to come up with runs that are going to be effective."

Regarding senior running back Alex Allen:

"I am very pleased with Alex Allen he had over 100 yards rushing last Saturday. I am pleased with the leadership he's provided to this football team, and the offensive line has been slugging it out and we are continuing to progress with the running game and in general as a football team."

Progression of sophomore quarterback Patrick Nicely:

"When the opportunity presents itself Patrick (Nicely) is a quarterback that likes to drop back and pass, he can get some yards with his legs if he has to, but the idea is we want Patrick to keep progressing and keep getting better every week."

Wide receiver corps, depth and health:

"We graduated a lot of wide receivers last season and Jeremy LaFrance was the only returning starter. I've been pleased with Jalil Carter and what he has done so far, Gary Pride played very well at Indiana (on Sept. 25) and we have a few other young receivers. Like our team they are continuing to improve, and we have a lot of season left in us and I am very optimistic about that. The health of our team at this stage of the season is very good, and I'm pleased with it."

[johnnyzip84]

"We graduated a lot of wide receivers last season and Jeremy LaFrance was the only returning starter. I've been pleased with Jalil Carter and what he has done so far, Gary Pride played very well at Indiana (on Sept. 25) and we have a few other young receivers. Like our team they are continuing to improve, and we have a lot of season left in us and I am very optimistic about that. The health of our team at this stage of the season is very good, and I'm pleased with it."

I've thought about this from time to time and we have been able to avoid any big injuries so far. I'm just not sure what that means

[skip-zip]

"We graduated a lot of wide receivers last season and Jeremy LaFrance was the only returning starter. I've been pleased with Jalil Carter and what he has done so far, Gary Pride played very well at Indiana (on Sept. 25) and we have a few other young receivers. Like our team they are continuing to improve, and we have a lot of season left in us and I am very optimistic about that. The health of our team at this stage of the season is very good, and I'm pleased with it."

I've thought about this from time to time and we have been able to avoid any big injuries so far. I'm just not sure what that means

Unfotunately, I think it means that there is no other excuse for why we are losing so badly except that the other teams are just that much better than us.

[johnnyzip84]

"We graduated a lot of wide receivers last season and Jeremy LaFrance was the only returning starter. I've been pleased with Jalil Carter and what he has done so far, Gary Pride played very well at Indiana (on Sept. 25) and we have a few other young receivers. Like our team they are continuing to improve, and we have a lot of season left in us and I am very optimistic about that. The health of our team at this stage of the season is very good, and I'm pleased with it."

I've thought about this from time to time and we have been able to avoid any big injuries so far. I'm just not sure what that means

Unfotunately, I think it means that there is no other excuse for why we are losing so badly except that the other teams are just that much better than us.

Could the 1st five games have gone any worse? That's what I'm unsure of.

[Dr Z]

I got motivated and edited the phone conference and uploaded. See top of this thread.

[RootforRoo44]

Regarding senior running back Alex Allen:

"I am very pleased with Alex Allen he had over 100 yards rushing last Saturday. I am pleased with the leadership he's provided to this football team, and the offensive line has been slugging it out and we are continuing to progress with the running game and in general as a football team."

last time i checked 99 yards is not more than 100.

[ZachTheZip]

iCoach is supposed to call in to Bruce Drennan on STO today around 5:00 PM.