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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As the season went along and losses began to mount, we began to examine everything. We probably made the change out of frustration more than anything else. We just weren't executing the offense. We felt like we were leaving too many plays on the field.
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We feel like we've got enough talent at the position that it's possible that we wouldn't designate starters.
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You don't work with a guy that long and don't become very good friends. He really understood me and I understood him. That's probably why we got along so well. We'll miss Jim and his personality and his intellect.
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We couldn't stop the run or the passing game. I guess I'm not shocked, but I'm disappointed in the outcome.
game huge negative positives
We had more positives than any game this season. We're very, very close, but the huge negative is the 'L'.
together
That was much more accommodating than us getting together with Utah,
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I think he was able to accomplish something many couldn't do. He survived three coaching changes at Western Michigan.
develop guys maximize
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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You can drive yourself crazy looking for that common theme. I do think it's a process you go through, because the first part of solving a problem is identifying it. And if something shows up on a repetitive basis, you can address it head-on. But you look at our games, specifically last year, and each had its own set of circumstances.
chance three
You'll get a chance to see those three more than you have to date.
smart
I think it will because he's a smart guy. He's very competitive. He's a multi-sport guy. And he's into football. He's got a lot going for him. And I like that he's a high-energy guy.
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I think the thing that disappointed me a little bit is that I don't think the energy level was as high as it normally is. That might be because we've been getting ready for this first game for six weeks. But things like that happen in the first game.
ability advantage ball hands needed runner space
We needed to do something to get the ball in his hands as a runner as well as a passer, ... We wanted to take advantage of his athleticism and his ability to get out in space and make some plays.
convinced effective equally game option passing spread time
We have utilized the quarterback as a runner, but not as an option guy. We haven't been convinced we can put all the time into the option and the spread passing game and be equally effective at both. We feel we can do that now.