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IMO, the health of this team is due to more to having two open dates in in the last 4 weeks rather than the same conditioning we've had for the past 7 years.

More likely to me the effect of Hester working with many of these athletes for many years. J'Mar has shown exceptional strength in escaping some sacks. Also, I have never seen one of our running backs that could both run over someone and hurdle someone. That is awesome athletic ability that they didn't show coming out of high school or we wouldn't have got them.

Henderson is in his 2nd year here and is 23 years old. You think our S&C coach got him this strong in 2 years?

I know many of our fans think our S&C coach is great. They were quiet in years when our players were dropping like flies in the last 4 games. If he was a great S&C guy he'd have been hired away long ago.

I think Hester is somewhere between S&C god and average college S&C guy. I don’t care who taught him or how he learned it, but watching Henderson hurdle a guy on one play and then completely truck somebody later was awesome!

Do you think a coach can improve over time just as much as a player can? I'm not sure if that is the case in this instance, but I do believe a coach can improve.

I could train for 2 years and see very little improvement, but with the proper training, I could see marked improvement in 6 months. Hell, if I didn't workout at all and started today, I'd be a totally different person in 6 months with proper training.

That hurdle was amazing. Watched the replay just to see it again. Posterized that NT player. Hype video material. His runs in the middle were punishing knocking defenders back.

Someone on the radio said it looked like we were playing a high school team at one point.

More likely to me the effect of Hester working with many of these athletes for many years. J'Mar has shown exceptional strength in escaping some sacks. Also, I have never seen one of our running backs that could both run over someone and hurdle someone. That is awesome athletic ability that they didn't show coming out of high school or we wouldn't have got them.

I also think it's about strength and conditioning and therefore all about Hester. Hester is the reason as well as our player’s commitment to his program. And our players love him as does HCSH and the coaching staff. They are "all in" and it shows. Period!