On an eventful day
“In a word, it’ been a down
more then anything else. I understand through sources that we have accepted a
bid for C-USA. I think it’s great…We lost two very prolific players due to team
regulations and doing something in my guesstimate poor choice…That’s a tough
thing to deal with right now.”
How tough was it to see Ryan Schneider ends his career in such scandal?
“I can’t put into words. I
spend four and half years in that boy life trying to help raise him. I have a
genuine love for him. I know it hurt that this happened this late it really
does. I know it’s a tough pill, I know for him to swallow obviously, but it’s
hard for me because of the relationship. I’m not talking about the team and the
success of this football team. I know he let himself and his family down and
this family (the football team). I have a certain amount of sympathy for him
and I wished it didn’t happen.”
How much of a blemish you
think this might have on his career here at UCF?
“Oh, I don’t know. It’s hard
to say…The guy played in almost 40 football games and have the success he had,
at least statistically. He didn’t have the season he wants to have this year
because he was hurting. He did have the support staff he had in years past and
I think the records reflect that. He still got to be an individual to be known
as a quarterback that ever played here. Regardless of what happened here, you
can’t take away what he did on the football field. He still going to be the
second most prolific football player ever played in the system and I was proud
to coach him.”
How was Steven Moffet in
practice?
“I though Steven Moffet did
remarkably well for a guy that takes little reps that he had taken within the
system. Understanding the signal 1, getting a call, getting it hot, understand
ball handling, and defenses. He really comes a long way. I worked him last
week quite a bit, I knew Ryan is coming back and had no intention of playing him
although people might not share the same opinion when they saw him in practice
but I think last week was a big help for him understanding what we do, getting
the reps he did get. It’s going to be waited and see thing, see how well he
progressed. Obviously, he takes the majority of the reps.”
On Eastern Michigan
“A team that had struggled,
obviously, but confusingly had done remarkable through the first
two quarters of every game and had those teams on the rope going into
halftime…and for some reasons fall apart in the second half. They’re a team
that can play and play with heighten confidence with this new coach this week
for him.”