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Ferris State media interviews
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I really like their coach and his demeanor
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Not sure if this from the same interview or a longer interview.
https://youtu.be/mprzIxGnqOQ
Coach Annese mentions what Jim Tressel told him about the experience of playing at Montana.
• [Interviewer] Now you have a new challenge this week as you go on the road to face maybe one of the top FCS teams in the country in Montana.
• [Coach Annese 6:26] ... Yeah, going to Montana, powerhouse FCS program. You know two years ago they beat the University of Washington in an opener, this isn't something that is going to come real easy. You know we're excited about the challenge, but they are a really, really great program from the FCS level.
• [Interviewer 6:46] What type of an experience will this be for your guys to go on the road in a tough environment and obviously facing a tough opponent?
• [Coach Annese 6:54] We get to get on a charter flight together which is cool. We only do that very rarely in National tournaments. So, we get an opportunity to do that, so that's fun going to Montana. Never been there, but strangely I was in the airport two years ago in Florida. I was recruiting, and I ran into Jim Tressel, and he said, "You ever play any FCS?" because he was a national championship coach at Youngstown State, and I said actually we're going to Montana, and he says, "Oh, Tony. That's one of my favorite places ever to play! So excited about that, and it'll be just a great environment for your guys to play in."
https://youtu.be/mprzIxGnqOQ
Coach Annese mentions what Jim Tressel told him about the experience of playing at Montana.
• [Interviewer] Now you have a new challenge this week as you go on the road to face maybe one of the top FCS teams in the country in Montana.
• [Coach Annese 6:26] ... Yeah, going to Montana, powerhouse FCS program. You know two years ago they beat the University of Washington in an opener, this isn't something that is going to come real easy. You know we're excited about the challenge, but they are a really, really great program from the FCS level.
• [Interviewer 6:46] What type of an experience will this be for your guys to go on the road in a tough environment and obviously facing a tough opponent?
• [Coach Annese 6:54] We get to get on a charter flight together which is cool. We only do that very rarely in National tournaments. So, we get an opportunity to do that, so that's fun going to Montana. Never been there, but strangely I was in the airport two years ago in Florida. I was recruiting, and I ran into Jim Tressel, and he said, "You ever play any FCS?" because he was a national championship coach at Youngstown State, and I said actually we're going to Montana, and he says, "Oh, Tony. That's one of my favorite places ever to play! So excited about that, and it'll be just a great environment for your guys to play in."
