Joe Tiller
Joe Tiller
Joe Tilleris a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wyoming from 1991 to 1996 and Purdue University from 1997 to 2008, compliling a career college football record of 126–92–1. Tiller is known as one of the innovators of the spread offense...
coming felt game sit time
We felt like coming into the game that if he has a lot of time to sit back there, he can be pretty accurate. If he doesn't have a lot of time, he can be not so accurate.
We know what we need to do to win, ... And I think we can do that this weekend.
certain programs
There are certain national-type programs that are measuring-stick games,
ball bunch changing chasing direction greatest guy guys offensive side takes
when the guy intercepts the ball and he takes off on that side of the field, you've got a bunch of offensive guys chasing him. Once he reversed, those offensive linemen aren't the greatest at changing direction and chasing him down.
best certainly holds kevin luck since
Kevin Noel, at the time, was a high-profile recruit, but has not had the best of luck since he's been here, ... If he holds it together, he could certainly be a big contributor.
option
Right now, I'd say the option is going to be part of our offense.
hand helps
I think it helps because you have an experienced hand in there.
assistant coaching cut detail gone graduate great guy job teeth thrilled
Joel did a great job as a graduate assistant here and has gone on to cut his teeth in the coaching profession. He's a detail guy with a lot of energy, and we're thrilled to have him back at Purdue.
excited guy hire third time tried
He's a guy I have tried to hire on two other occasions, so the third time was a charm. I'm excited to have him on our staff.
counted drive
But we didn't do it. On the drive that counted the most.
executing game great job looking managing perfection played
He did a great job of managing the game and executing the offense. We're always looking for perfection, but he played awfully well once again.
numbers played
He played better than what his numbers show.
ran wise
We ran more than we probably really wanted. For this game, though, it was a wise decision.
accuracy hoped looked maybe passes pleased spark
We looked for something to give us a spark and hoped that maybe it would work,'' said Tiller, who wasn't pleased with the accuracy of Kirsch's passes for most of the game.