Brock Spack
@Coach_Spack
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Head football coach at Illinois State University
Normal, Ill.
Joined July 2009
Hear what @Coach_Spack had to say about this weekend's HUGE game against UNI today on @WJBC: bit.ly/vfC9rJ #ISUATH #RedbirdFB.
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All the talk, preseason predictions and hype are out the window tonight. It's time to take the field and find out who we are! #ISUATH.
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Our team voted Matt Brown, Cal McCarthy, Cody White and Eric Brunner captains yesterday. They made excellent decisions with those four.
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After a long summer of recruiting and preparation, it was great to get back out on the field tonight. Tempo was good for first time out.
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Impressed with the resiliency of this team. We've challenged and pushed them hard and their attitude is consistent. Good to see.
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Solid first scrimmage for the team today. Saw good things on both sides of the ball and areas from improvement as well.
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2011 Media Day is in the books . had a great day weather wise and good to see our media in attendance. But, now its back to football.
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We wrap up the third week of practice with a closed scrimmage tomorrow . interested to see how both sides of the ball compete.
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An 42 yard ISU field goal puts the Redbirds on the scoreboard, with 1:27 left in the 1st quarter, 10-3 Eastern Illinois.
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The media and coaches have picked us third in the Valley preseason poll and we had four players named to preseason team.
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Heading out to practice for our first workout of the spring. Excited to get back on the field and see how the players have improved.
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The third place pick is nice, but it won't mean anything when we take the field Sept. 2 against UCM.
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We had one of the best Tuesday practices I've seen in our time here yesterday. Let's see how the player react today!.
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Solid first practice at camp. I think we've added some playmakers at key positions and look forward to seeing them with pads on!.
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It was great to see both sides of the ball making big plays tonight. Gets me excited to see what they can do in full pads tomorrow.
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Congrats to Coach Glance on being named the new WBB head coach at ISU . you will love working here and good luck!.
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This team is leaps and bounds ahead of last year's squad at this time . they look like a completely different team and that's a good thing.
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Added a couple more pieces to the puzzle today . in Florida on the recruiting trail only a couple weeks left!.
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Today was the best scrimmage we've had since we got here . big plays on both sides of the ball. Really happy with what I saw out there!.
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Hope everybody comes out to our Signing Day Party on Feb. 3 at Alexander's. Going to be a great day for Redbird football!.
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Putting the finishing touches on training camp. Players are winding down their conditioning and everyone is excited about starting Monday.
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With the promotion of Coach Huard and the hiring of Coach Barnett, we are fully staffed again and looking ahead to Feb. 3.
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Excited for second practice of the spring. Another warm and windy day . will be interesting to see how the guys handle it.
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First day of practice went well yesterday and the weather was awesome. Back to work Friday at 3 p.m.
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Signed Nick Aussieker, a prep kicker from Mo., today to add depth to the kicking game. Still working on making the roster deeper for 2010.
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Practice was cold and rainy last night, but thought it was a good effort from the guys.
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Drew Kiel is having a great camp and starting to separate himself from the rest of the quarterbacks.
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RT @REDBIRDprguy: AP story on Illinois State football in the Chicago Tribune http://bit.ly/40PBht
#fb.
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Intensity was up from yesterday. The offense made some big plays and the quarterbacks made some good throws under pressure.
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Thought the team played particularly well on Saturday, especially in the second half.
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RT @ISU_mcwilli: Good story in the Tribune about former Redbird All-American Laurent Robinson http://bit.ly/1SlcNW.
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Gonna be a crazy week for redshirt freshman QB Matt Brown. With Kiel's injury, he's the guy. But, he says he's up to the challenge.
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Shame about Drew Kiel's injury. He worked extremely hard in spring and fall camp and earned his starting spot.
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I was really proud of our team last week and hope they can build on that win this week against #6 Southern Illinois.
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Doing some exciting things in the Kaufman Building. We renovated with new a new paint color, murals and photos. It looks great.
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The key this week against APSU is to stop the run. The have two good backs that have run well in the first two games.
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Just a single practice and two more tomorrow before the Passages Scrimmage Saturday night. Hope everyone comes out.
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Thinking about taking the shoulderpads off the guys at practice tonight . we'll see how it goes.
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I hope everyone comes out to Schooner's tonight for the show. We will probably be inside do to the cold weather, but it will still be fun.
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We've worked on tempo and technique so far, now time to work on the physical aspect of the game.
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Hoping for a more up-tempo practice tonight before heading into the tail end of the week.
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Congrats to all nine of our players who earned All-Valley honors today. Especially to Eyad and Zach on being named First Team.
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First practice just finished up. Started a bit sluggish, but thought we finished well. We need to come out with more energy tomorrow.
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Just wrapped up media day. Now, it's time to focus back on the field for practice. Hope to see the intensity level up again today.
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Heard that Drew Kiel's surgery went well this morning from Joe Whitson, our athletic trainer. We wish Drew a speedy recovery.
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Austin Peay is similar in a lot of ways to Eastern Illinois. They also appear to be improved from last year's 2-9 team.
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Had a great time at the show last night at Schooners. Thanks to everyone who came out.
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First weekly press conference went well and the lunch from Moe's was awesome. Couldn't stop eating the burrito!.
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Run through and film sessions today to prepare for the Jackrabbits. We need a lot of RED in the stands tomorrow night!.
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Guys did a great job of focusing today. When the monsoon hit, we had to head inside but when we came back out they were locked in.
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They also have a chance to send the seniors off with a win and send the program into the off season on positive note.
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Heading over to meet with the players as they move into the dorms.
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Saturday's game will be a big challenge for us. We are going to add crowd noise in practice to simulate some game situations this week.
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Zach Kutch named a National All-Star by College Sporting News . he certainly deserved it after his performance Saturday.
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We had a very crisp practice under the lights at Hancock last night. I think the players are pretty locked in right now and anxious to play.
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Our players have a great opportunity to finish the season on a high note on Saturday and beat a ranked opponent in UNI.
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Congrats to Nick Bledsoe for winning the Valley Offensive Lineman of the Week Award . much deserved.
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I think they team did a good job yesterday during its first two-a-day after a very hot practice Sunday on the turf.
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Defense played very well and Cliffton was a workhorse today for us in the running game. Good to see both those areas keep improving.
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RT @REDBIRDprguy: A great feature on @ttnelso 's defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer - another Redbird alumnus! http://bit.ly/4Ivjb
#fb.
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Watch our weekly press conference LIVE today on GoRedbirds.com at Noon.
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Congrats to Matt Lancaster for being named a NFF National Scholar Athlete . he certainly deserves it.
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NDSU is very similar to SDSU . real big up front and a power running team.
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This is the time of year where you really find out who is tough and who is not. There are some guys who need to step it up.
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Tempo was good this morning at practice. Now we have to finish the second half tonight under the lights.
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The first-team offense looked sharp last night and the first-team defense made some stops and were flying around the field.
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The sweat was flying at practice last night. I think the players realized we are just a week out and turned up the intensity.
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Kutch was awesome today . a school and league record 6 FG's. Really happy for Zach he's worked very hard to have a performance like this.
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The bye week came at a great time . gave the players a chance to rest a bit and the coaches time to recruit.
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Camp is now over. Still have things to work on, but we are progressing daily and will be ready for Eastern Illinois on Sept. 3.
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Ready for the weekly press conference and for practice today . time to get prepared for the Leathernecks.
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Talked with the TV crew from the Big Ten Network today about Saturday's game. Should be a good telecast for everyone to watch.
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Getting ready for the first practice of the fall. Guys look like they are in great shape, but we will find out tonight.
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Make sure to check out our live game blog at GoRedbirds.com tonight. Kevin will provide insight from O'Brien Stadium http://bit.ly/Ux719.
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Gonna be rainy and cool at practice today . hope that doesn't make the guys shut down.
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Will be on the radio tomorrow at 7:40 on WJBC and then on B104 right after to talk about the season opener. Just three days away!.
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Hope everybody comes out to the show tonight. Have a lot of good things to talk about: http://bit.ly/jgjTW.
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Still have a lot of work to do in practice this week to get ready for the home opener.
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Congrats to Coach Nowinsky and his wife Jen on the birth of their son, Tommy, last night. Another great addition to the Redbird family.
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RT @REDBIRDprguy: #FollowFriday shout out to @ttnelso - who's forced fumble preserved the Bengals' first preseason win http://bit.ly/2aw1cI.
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Our walk-through was very crisp this morning. I expect practice this afternoon to be much better than yesterday.
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Ready to get back at it today and prepare for the Bears this weekend.
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RT @NCAA: NCAA.com: Football. Valley Fever: It's no secret that the Missouri Valley Conference is loaded at the t. http://bit.ly/14uXtW.
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Brought back the Bird Drill to re-energize the team. Seemed to work out well.
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Great win for our team today . another tough opponent on the road next week in Youngstown State.
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Held WIU to 22 yards rushing . great effort all around by the defense.
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UNI is a very tough, physical team and we will have to play a near perfect game to beat those guys . but I think we are capable.
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