Michael Robinson
Michael Robinson
Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Year in 2005 as a Penn State quarterback. He was selected to his first Pro Bowl in 2011 as a fullback for the Seattle Seahawks.
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth6 February 1983
CityRichmond, VA
calm calms coaches early joke trouble
Especially early in the game, you feel that you can't get out of the trouble and you get impatient. The coaches would just tell me to calm down, they'd tell me a joke that's not that funny, and it calms me down.
calm coach excited few joe last
We wanted to come back from last week, ... We were really excited going into this game. Joe (coach Joe Paterno) had to tell us to calm down a few times.
calm great job joke phone pressure relating sidelines success whenever
He has a lot to do with the success this year. As a quarterback, there is enough pressure on you as it is. Whenever I get on the phone on the sidelines with him, he always has a joke to tell you to calm you down. He's your friend. He does a great job relating for us.
bit calm hard hopefully improved pocket reads
We're working hard this week, and we will be improved in that area. Hopefully I can calm down just a little bit more in the pocket and go through my reads a little quicker.
bad class focused great penn seasons seen senior state stay trying worst
I'm trying to stay focused on this game, focused on what we have to do. But this senior class has been through a lot. We've seen great seasons around here and we've seen a lot of bad seasons, some of the worst seasons in Penn State history.
knew
I knew it was going to be like that, ... What can I say?
bit football happens hopefully levels
It was just a little bit of miscommunication like that. It happens, ... It happens at all levels of football and hopefully we can get that corrected.
coach heard
Once I heard what it was ... me and coach had it out.
definitely enjoying sat thinking
I'm definitely enjoying it. But I haven't really sat back and thought about it. I'm very focused. All I'm thinking about is Northwestern.
definitely enjoying sat thinking
I'm definitely enjoying it, ... But I haven't really sat back and thought about it. I'm very focused. All I'm thinking about is Northwestern.
definitely highlight
I haven't been around for much winning, but it's definitely a highlight of my career,
attitude ball brought football gloves run throwing
It wasn't always throwing to them. I'd put the ball down, put the receivers gloves on and go out there and run with them. And they responded to that. They soaked it all in. These kids, they all know how to win. And they brought that attitude to our football team.
bit oh respect
Oh my God. I have a lot of respect for him. Even a little bit more than I already had.
forgot joe oh
Oh man, don't say that. I forgot I had it in. It's one of those things where we're not around Joe right now.