SECOND WIN AS SWEET FOR NEUHEISEL.Byline: KEVIN MODESTI PASADENA - When Rick Neuheisel Richard Gerald "Rick" Neuheisel, Jr. (born February 7, 1961 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American football coach. Formerly a college head coach, he is currently the offensive coordinator for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, after being promoted from quarterbacks coach on January 15, shook hands with his old coach Terry Donahue Terry Donahue (born June 24, 1944 in Los Angeles, California) is a former college football coach and NFL general manager, and a current football analyst. Player Terry graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. Donahue played defensive line at UCLA. at the latter's College Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of recently, their conversation turned naturally to a place and a time that are dear to both men's hearts. The Rose Bowl. New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. . Neuheisel's University of Washington team was on its way to Pasadena, where he would join Donahue, Jess Hill Jesse Terrill Hill (January 20 1907 - August 31 1993) was an American athlete, coach and college administrator who was best known for his tenure as a coach and athletic director at the University of Southern California. His career spanned six decades. and Bump Elliott in the small fraternity of men who both played and coached in the Rose Bowl game. ``You'd better keep up the tradition,'' Donahue said kiddingly - and he told Neuheisel it wouldn't be enough to merely show up. ``He wanted to remind me he won the first time he got the chance (coaching UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX in the 1983 Rose Bowl),'' Neuheisel said. ``He put a little pressure on me.'' At the thought Monday, Neuheisel flashed the brightest smile in all of college football. The pressure was off, at least for a night. The sun was setting on the Arroyo Seco, Washington had beaten Purdue 34-24 to complete an 11-1 season, and Neuheisel had just stepped down from a platform at midfield after perhaps the most raucous victory celebration ever turned in by a Rose Bowl coach. Bo Schembechler this wasn't. Neuheisel thrust the three-foot-high Rose Bowl trophy over his head, turned to the screaming fans behind the Huskies bench, and roared: ``We're back where we belong - back in Pasadena!'' He tilted his Gatorade-soaked head toward the suites on the other side of the stadium, where the paralyzed par·a·lyze tr.v. par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing, par·a·lyz·es 1. To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic. 2. To make unable to move or act: paralyzed by fear. Huskies defensive back Curtis Williams had watched the game, and sang out: ``Curtis, I know you're up there! This one's for you, baby!'' He looked out over the Huskies players standing below him, and, throwing a fist in the air, shouted: ``Hey, guys! How about them Dawgs!'' The players shouted it back at Neuheisel. Then the coach climbed down from the platform and took the long way to the locker room, slapping high-fives with the fans as he trotted along. It has been 17 New Years since Neuheisel, then a UCLA senior, shook off food poisoning food poisoning, acute illness following the eating of foods contaminated by bacteria, bacterial toxins, natural poisons, or harmful chemical substances. It was once customary to classify all such illnesses as "ptomaine poisoning," but it was later discovered that to quarterback a Donahue-coached team to a Rose Bowl victory over Illinois, earning MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. honors for the one-time walk-on. If anything, winning again, this time as a not-quite-40-year-old head coach making $1 million a year, seemed to thrill him more. That the pretty-boy coach won ugly, his offensive line grinding down the mistake-prone Boilermakers, didn't matter in the least. ``I just can't tell you how happy I am to join the Husky Nation,'' he told the fans - as if capturing the Pacific-10 title, securing a No. 4 regular-season ranking, and now winning the Rose Bowl in his second season at Washington had propelled him through a barrier. Two Januaries ago, Washington athletic director Barbara Hedges was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a coach to replace Jim Lambright, and Neuheisel was at the top of her wish list. She didn't think she could get him, and it had nothing to do with the fact she's a former USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. administrator and he's a former UCLA player and assistant coach. Hedges feared that not even a seven-figure salary would pry Neuheisel away from his Colorado contract. But she underestimated the Rose Bowl factor. On Jan. 1, 1999, Neuheisel was at the stadium to be inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame for his exploits as a player. The experience touched him. As he tells it, he entertained thoughts of returning to the Pac-10. ``I called him very shortly after that Hall of Fame induction ceremony,'' Hedges said Monday. ``My timing was perfect. He was so enamored en·am·or tr.v. en·am·ored, en·am·or·ing, en·am·ors To inspire with love; captivate: was enamored of the beautiful dancer; were enamored with the charming island. of the whole Rose Bowl event. I've always thanked the Rose Bowl people for helping me to hire Rick.'' Hedges describes Neuheisel's personal style as ``inclusive.'' As if you couldn't tell by the way he credited everybody from Hedges to the equipment boys for the Rose Bowl victory. ``He's always thinking of ways to keep everybody involved in everything,'' Hedges said. ``You saw the spontaneous Rick Neuheisel. I think that's one of the most positive qualities he has. He's not afraid to show he's excited.'' He was excited Monday. He was in the right place, at the right time, for the second time. The Rose Bowl. New Year's Day. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Washington coach Rick Neuheisel raises the Rose Bowl trophy. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer |
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