Because of Coach Kill's health problem and hospitalization, offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover was today's guest on the Sports Huddle.
1) Coach Kill's current condition: Coach Claey (representing the coaching staff) visited Coach Kill last night at about 9:30. He said Kill was resting comfortably, aware of everything that went on, and was trying to calm down . . . soreness of the body is the side effect of the trauma of a seizure. He has good awareness. It's a condition that he has, and when a seizure occurs there's not much you can do . . . he'll be back Wednesday chewing on the players (what he's told the players). "We don't discount it when it occurs . . . takes the wind out of you . . . you try to reassure them it looks worse than it really is."
2) Yesterday's game: It's a process . . . trying to learn the strengths and weaknesses of the team. Must work the team to get them in a position to win. Coaches on both sides of the ball are not happy. The coaches must bear the responsibility of getting the players ready to play.
3) Failure to score from the one in the fourth quarter: Coach Limegrover took respnsibility for failing to score. Wanted the backs to run downhill . . . didn't happen.
4) Dropped passes: Was frustrating for all involved, especially during third downs. Need to convert third downs to stay on the field and keep drives alive. Point of emphasis: must make the most of the opportunities presented.
5) Playing so many freshman (according to Sid): There's some good players here. Transformation is difficult to bring about . . . getting everybody on the same page . . . can't speed it up . . . it's a process and gaining game experience is extremely important, which we're doing with young players and that bodes well for the future.
6) Mental or physical?: Mental, we'e not there yet. The players want to succeed; they've put in the work . . . sometimes they try too hard. We need to make sure the players are having fun . . . we don't want them to play as robots. They're trying so hard and sometimes it restricts you and what you're trying to do.
7) Officiating: Coach Kill expressed his displeasure with the officials for a non-call of a receiver being held.
8) Game of inches: Gray out of bounds by a few inches . . . if they had scored, Limegrover would have liked their chances in an overtime . . . we had momentum at the time, however, failure to score stalled the momentum . . . we didn't do the little things.
9) Miami of Ohio: We need to stress and find ways to eliminate the mistakes of the past two weeks . . . we need to have a great week of practice.
10) Fans: Highs and lows of the first two weeks is not where we are right now . . . it's a process and not an overnight thing, and as coach Kill says, "We'll build on concrete and not sand."
Go Gophers!!
1) Coach Kill's current condition: Coach Claey (representing the coaching staff) visited Coach Kill last night at about 9:30. He said Kill was resting comfortably, aware of everything that went on, and was trying to calm down . . . soreness of the body is the side effect of the trauma of a seizure. He has good awareness. It's a condition that he has, and when a seizure occurs there's not much you can do . . . he'll be back Wednesday chewing on the players (what he's told the players). "We don't discount it when it occurs . . . takes the wind out of you . . . you try to reassure them it looks worse than it really is."
2) Yesterday's game: It's a process . . . trying to learn the strengths and weaknesses of the team. Must work the team to get them in a position to win. Coaches on both sides of the ball are not happy. The coaches must bear the responsibility of getting the players ready to play.
3) Failure to score from the one in the fourth quarter: Coach Limegrover took respnsibility for failing to score. Wanted the backs to run downhill . . . didn't happen.
4) Dropped passes: Was frustrating for all involved, especially during third downs. Need to convert third downs to stay on the field and keep drives alive. Point of emphasis: must make the most of the opportunities presented.
5) Playing so many freshman (according to Sid): There's some good players here. Transformation is difficult to bring about . . . getting everybody on the same page . . . can't speed it up . . . it's a process and gaining game experience is extremely important, which we're doing with young players and that bodes well for the future.
6) Mental or physical?: Mental, we'e not there yet. The players want to succeed; they've put in the work . . . sometimes they try too hard. We need to make sure the players are having fun . . . we don't want them to play as robots. They're trying so hard and sometimes it restricts you and what you're trying to do.
7) Officiating: Coach Kill expressed his displeasure with the officials for a non-call of a receiver being held.
8) Game of inches: Gray out of bounds by a few inches . . . if they had scored, Limegrover would have liked their chances in an overtime . . . we had momentum at the time, however, failure to score stalled the momentum . . . we didn't do the little things.
9) Miami of Ohio: We need to stress and find ways to eliminate the mistakes of the past two weeks . . . we need to have a great week of practice.
10) Fans: Highs and lows of the first two weeks is not where we are right now . . . it's a process and not an overnight thing, and as coach Kill says, "We'll build on concrete and not sand."
Go Gophers!!
