Quotes before the UH-SJSU game 11/20/10

About being on Jack Elway's SJSU coaching staff in the early 1980s which had 5 members that became D-I head coaches, Mack said:
"I learned a lot there. It gave me the basics of practice plans. We still use the same practice plan. Elway was a very organized person, and ahead of his time in football." (HSA)


HSA Note: "During those Spartans practices, McMackin, who was coaching the defensive backs, faced an offense coordinated by Dennis Erickson, who went on to a successful head coaching career. Erickson ran a spread attack, which, in turn, helped McMackin develop a quarter zone scheme that has found its way into the current UH defensive playbook."


About how they were ranked in the top 20 during 2 of his 5 years at SJSU and beat Stanford (which had John Elway, Jack's son, at QB), Mack said:
"We were there five years, and we were successful. I was at Idaho before that. I got out of the snow, so I enjoyed that." (HSA)


About how he benefited from his 5 years as DB coach at SJSU, Mack said:
"Jack was really influential, and my time at San Jose State, I met a lot of really great people." (HSA)


Bryant Moniz said that openings for a receiver to be thrown to are called "windows" and that Kealoha Pilares:
"can climb through a window." (HSA)


About how he has been playing well since he regained his starting job, Kamalu Umu said:
"I've been focused.  I've been learning to use my hands better to get off blocks." (HSA)


About all of the things that go on during the 2 seconds it takes from snap to punt, Alex Dunnachie said:
"Where are your feet going to face?  How are you going to start?  Where's your first step going to go?  How far will your first step be?  What is the angle and position of the ball?  How are you going to drop it?  There are so many things." (HSA)


About how Dunnachie placed 8 of his 9 punts in the BSU game outside the hashmark, his primary target, Chris Tormey said:
"If he can do that the rest of the year, he'll give our defense a good chance." (HSA)


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