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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – It’s a little after 7:15 a.m., and Trent Dilfer is sweating profusely, breathing heavily and basking in a high he has been chasing for months.
“I almost just killed myself,” Dilfer says, still trying to catch his breath after a Peloton ride he calls the hardest workout of his life.
His Peloton workout score puts him in elite territory, and he’ll later tell his quarterbacks that pushing himself to his limit and finally accomplishing it brought him to tears.
It’s an apropos message for what’s in store for Dilfer’s UAB Blazers in a few days when they head into SEC country to play Arkansas in Fayetteville. Dilfer expects the Razorbacks, coming off a heartbreaking loss to Oklahoma State, will be angry and ready to go for their first home game of the season. It’ll take everything UAB has just to have a shot to knock off Arkansas.
In preparation for UAB’s road trip, CBS Sports spent more than 13 hours behind the scenes with Dilfer and his Blazers staff as they prepared against a team no one gives them any chance of beating.
‘Death by a thousand cuts’
“I never played a game I didn’t think we could win,” Dilfer tells his team during its 7:40 a.m. Tuesday meeting. “We can win this game.”
Now in his second season in Birmingham, the former Super Bowl-winning quarterback sounds like a mix of a thought leader and inspirational speaker. He starts this talk with a story about the challenges of parenting as he prepares his underdog squad for what’s coming in a few days.
This week’s message is “You versus You.” He’s practically begging his team to buy in, to become unshackled by everything holding them back and become the best versions of themselves. He focused on getting each player to do his individual best. He hopes…
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Author : John Talty
Publish date : 2024-09-18 01:19:45
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