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Mendenhall was asked if he can sense how his team will play before a game.
"I am wrong most of the time. I never know. I sit in the locker room and I look, and I have no idea," Mendenhall said. "I can usually tell from practice, if they are prepared or not, and really, interesting enough the games I have been the most confident in, really haven't gone the way I thought. So to say that I know what is going to happen, I never know. I don't know if we are going to win big, or lose big, or anything in between. I don't know."
Mendenhall said he usually is optimistic about the outcome because of his team's preparation. But he's been wrong before. After the TCU game, he said he thought his team had one of its best weeks of practice since he's been at BYU.
Mendenhall was also asked about motivating his team during a game.
"I think that once the game starts that we can make schematic changes, but I don't think I can change the motivation, I don't think I can change how hard they play. Nor do I think I can inspire them to be something they are not prepared to be. They prepare well, and all I try to do, and what my goal is that I don't have to say anything and can just watch the game because they are prepared in that manner. I don't think I can change the players' motivation or desire level on that day."
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Mendenhall was asked if he can sense how his team will play before a game.
"I am wrong most of the time. I never know. I sit in the locker room and I look, and I have no idea," Mendenhall said. "I can usually tell from practice, if they are prepared or not, and really, interesting enough the games I have been the most confident in, really haven't gone the way I thought. So to say that I know what is going to happen, I never know. I don't know if we are going to win big, or lose big, or anything in between. I don't know."
Mendenhall said he usually is optimistic about the outcome because of his team's preparation. But he's been wrong before. After the TCU game, he said he thought his team had one of its best weeks of practice since he's been at BYU.
Mendenhall was also asked about motivating his team during a game.
"I think that once the game starts that we can make schematic changes, but I don't think I can change the motivation, I don't think I can change how hard they play. Nor do I think I can inspire them to be something they are not prepared to be. They prepare well, and all I try to do, and what my goal is that I don't have to say anything and can just watch the game because they are prepared in that manner. I don't think I can change the players' motivation or desire level on that day."
Thoughts?
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