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Title: Dick Tomey on KSU
Post by: catsfan20012002 on September 06, 2007, 01:23:50 PM
http://cjonline.com/stories/090607/cat_197293101.shtml

"I just have great respect for what Ron (Prince) has done and the way his guys play in every phase," said Tomey, whose Spartans will play Prince's Wildcats at 6:05 p.m. Saturday in Manhattan.

"Bill Snyder did the best job of coaching in the history of college football at Kansas State, because it was such a difficult challenge for so many for so long," Tomey said. "Bill just changed things completely. Ron Prince is doing a tremendous job, but obviously Bill set the stage for that."

"I used to go see a coach every spring that I thought was doing a great job and just try to learn as much as I can," Tomey explained. "I came to Manhattan one spring and stayed a couple days with Bill and Sharon."

"Probably the thing I was most struck with was just his attention to detail," Tomey said, adding that Snyder praised president Jon Wefald and others for their unwavering support in making K-State a top-notch program. "It was a group effort."

"My thought is, 'Wow.' ... I'm so impressed with what they did at Auburn. They smothered them with their defense. (Josh) Freeman is a terrific quarterback. They just make everything difficult because of the way they play. I admire how hard they play, how physical they are."
Title: Re: Dick Tomey on KSU
Post by: JR Ewing on September 06, 2007, 01:28:15 PM
Seems like a guy who gets it...and knows his team is going to get slaughtered.
Title: Re: Dick Tomey on KSU
Post by: kstate16 on September 06, 2007, 01:36:12 PM
Dick Tomey  :love:
Title: Re: Dick Tomey on KSU
Post by: RonnieQ104 on September 06, 2007, 01:46:42 PM
Tomey used to be the HC at Arizona before John Macovich took over and buried the program in the desert sand.  Tomey had some good teams at U of A.  I recall them beating Nebraska in a bowl game in the mid to late 90's with what they called the "Desert Storm Defense".  Old school ball coach but very good.
Title: Re: Dick Tomey on KSU
Post by: JR Ewing on September 06, 2007, 02:35:26 PM
Desert Swarm.
Title: Re: Dick Tomey on KSU
Post by: Fausto on September 07, 2007, 12:02:20 AM
"Tomey had some good teams at U of A."

Tomey is the definition of mediocre.  A bowl game maybe every other year, and 2 really good teams...'93 and '98.  He coached at U of A for almost 15 years! 
Title: Re: Dick Tomey on KSU
Post by: catsfan20012002 on September 07, 2007, 01:13:51 PM
http://cjonline.com/stories/090707/cat_197629448.shtml

He's at it again.....

"(Arizona State) is the best team we've played," he said, "and Kansas State, I feel, is a better team than Arizona State."