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...
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I think that maybe if those guys get more playing time, they'll improve and the energy level will pick up and we can become a better team as a result of doing that. That was according to plan. We weren't going to wait until late second quarter to substitute or later in the game to substitute; we wanted to substitute early and often.
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All four of these guys have displayed great leadership qualities since the end of last season when the team became theirs as seniors. Each of them has his own style of leadership, and I am confident their teammates will listen to the messages they convey. They also are leaders by example.
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Some guys develop a feel and really are good at a particular thing. Bernard has a got a knack special for that.
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I think he will develop these guys well. I think he will maximize (the players') abilities. He's a high-energy guy and very positive.
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It's unfortunate because we wanted Paul in there to make sure guys are in the right positions at the right time.
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They had the edge early, but our guys came back and competed and got themselves in a position to win the ball game. It was a heck of a game.
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I feel really good about the guys we've hired. Offensively, we need to get out here as a staff and work together and just make sure we are covering all of our bases.
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He's one of the few guys I've interviewed over the years, he tells you he believes in something, then he brings tape in and by God, when you turn on the tape, they're doing what he said.
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(The offense) had the upper hand, there's no question about it. I think we need to make some headway in the secondary, I think that's real obvious is it not.
mickey pluto thank
So, I want to thank Pluto and Mickey and Donald, and all my relatives.
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Some people refer to it as the Purdue rule, which is a block by a guy, to an adjacent lineman, below the knees. I've seen teams continue to do that this year and so far I've yet to see a call made reflecting that particular block.
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I would say it's the single most important factor of (a team), ... You hate to put it all on one position, but if you told me, 'OK Tiller, you're going to graduate 21 of your 22 starters. Which one don't you want graduating?' It'd be the quarterback.
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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.
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But we didn't do it. On the drive that counted the most.