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Brock Spack

@Coach_Spack

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Head football coach at Illinois State University

Normal, Ill.
Joined July 2009
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
12 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
13 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
13 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
13 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
13 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
13 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
13 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
13 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
13 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
Added a couple more pieces to the puzzle today ... in Florida on the recruiting trail only a couple weeks left!
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Brock Spack
14 years
On the road again today looking for future Redbirds!
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Brock Spack
14 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Putting the finishing touches on training camp. Players are winding down their conditioning and everyone is excited about starting Monday.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
First day of practice went well yesterday and the weather was awesome. Back to work Friday at 3 p.m.
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Brock Spack
15 years
Loading up the bus for a business trip to Carbondale.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
http://twitpic.com/c10kp - A look back into the office suite
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Ready for the weekly press conference and for practice today ... time to get prepared for the Leathernecks.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Held WIU to 22 yards rushing ... great effort all around by the defense.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Zach Kutch named a National All-Star by College Sporting News ... he certainly deserved it after his performance Saturday.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Shame about Drew Kiel's injury. He worked extremely hard in spring and fall camp and earned his starting spot.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Make sure to read our daily camp updates on GoRedbirds.com http://tinyurl.com/lhuam9
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
http://twitpic.com/c10q9 - New Hancock Stadium picture ... packed on Saturday as always.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Still have a lot of work to do in practice this week to get ready for the home opener.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
I will be disappointed if the guys aren't excited about about playing 'real' football tomorrow. First time in full pads this fall.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Just a single practice and two more tomorrow before the Passages Scrimmage Saturday night. Hope everyone comes out.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
We just announced today a two-year deal to play Ball State ... home game in 2013 and road game in 2014. Great day for the program.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Congrats to Matt Lancaster for being named a NFF National Scholar Athlete ... he certainly deserves it.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
http://twitpic.com/c10va - Our All-American wall
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
RT @ISURedbirds : Gordon Named Earns MVFC Player of the Week Honors http://bit.ly/3GXpdl
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
RT @ISU_mcwilli : Good story in the Tribune about former Redbird All-American Laurent Robinson http://bit.ly/1SlcNW
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Congrats to Nick Bledsoe for winning the Valley Offensive Lineman of the Week Award ... much deserved.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Thinking about taking the shoulderpads off the guys at practice tonight ... we'll see how it goes.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
We had chances last week against SDSU and need to take advantage of those plays this Saturday at the Fargodome.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
We've worked on tempo and technique so far, now time to work on the physical aspect of the game.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Heading over to meet with the players as they move into the dorms.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Congrats to Cliffton on winning the player of the week award. He earned it last night with his work on the field.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Gonna be rainy and cool at practice today ... hope that doesn't make the guys shut down.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
RT @REDBIRDprguy : AP story on Illinois State football in the Chicago Tribune http://bit.ly/40PBht #fb
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Drew Kiel is having a great camp and starting to separate himself from the rest of the quarterbacks.
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Brock Spack
15 years
Brought back the Bird Drill to re-energize the team. Seemed to work out well.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
http://twitpic.com/c10xv - Another look at the All-American wall
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Tempo was good this morning at practice. Now we have to finish the second half tonight under the lights.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Great win for our team today ... another tough opponent on the road next week in Youngstown State.
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Brock Spack
15 years
Intensity was up from yesterday. The offense made some big plays and the quarterbacks made some good throws under pressure.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
http://twitpic.com/c10gi - One of our new murals
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
First weekly press conference went well and the lunch from Moe's was awesome. Couldn't stop eating the burrito!
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Our walk-through was very crisp this morning. I expect practice this afternoon to be much better than yesterday.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Had a great time at the show last night at Schooners. Thanks to everyone who came out.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
RT @REDBIRDprguy : A great feature on @ttnelso 's defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer - another Redbird alumnus! http://bit.ly/4Ivjb #fb
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Thought the team played particularly well on Saturday, especially in the second half.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
NDSU is very similar to SDSU ... real big up front and a power running team.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
We added another piece to the puzzle today with Xzavier Stewart, a big defensive tackle from Kansas State http://bit.ly/K7MbX
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
RT:REDBIRDprguy Cool stuff watching @ttnelso picking off Carson Palmer in the episode #2 of #Hard Knocks. Nice work, Tom!
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
We have a big challenge in front of us this weekend. SDSU is ranked 17 in the country and has very few flaws. But we will be ready!
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
You can watch my live press conference at noon today at this this link: http://bit.ly/sOifz
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Back to work today to get ready for the Bison.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
15 years
Congrats to @ttnelso for making the Bengals roster.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
Hoping for a more up-tempo practice tonight before heading into the tail end of the week.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
Had a good time in New York watching Matt Lancaster receive his award as a NFF National High School Scholar Athlete.
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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
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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@Coach_Spack
Brock Spack
14 years
Practice was cold and rainy last night, but thought it was a good effort from the guys.
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