Word: feula
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Monday is a day not of contact, but of review. We go over our own plays and the other team's plays; we learn what we missed because of injuries ("Are you whole?" Jim Feula asked nervously) and we work to sharpen up the things we've worked on all season long...
...good example. I was a bit slow getting down to the Field House, and took so long getting my various sore joints taped that I was five minutes late to practice. I missed calisthenics and ran over to where Feula was leading the tackles through practice blocking...
...supposed to do the kicking. But there wasn't enough time to get it straightened out. The quarterback was supposed to flip to Leo, who would get off a quick punt. But one time the snap misfired, once the lateral misfired, and another time the kick was blocked. Feula finally threw the play...
...Just one of those days," said Feula--we had them before and there wasn't much you could do about it. On Saturday you had to forget about mistakes and play...
...went into the squad room for a team meeting. Feula spoke first, going over some last-minute blocking assignments. He was visibly keyed up and said little. "It's your game. Let's do a job." Lentz was nervous. Quickly, he went over all the important defensive plays, especially for the defensive backfield. With Mercein out, we would have to contain Yale's top offensive threat, quarterback Ed McCarthy's passing...