Terry Hoeppner
Terry Hoeppner
Terry Lee Hoeppnerwas an American college football coach who served as head coach of the Miami RedHawks from 1999 to 2004 and the Indiana Hoosiers from 2005 to 2006. Shortly after announcing that he would be on medical leave for the 2007 season, he died of brain cancer...
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We started the game with two backs in the backfield, ... It was all very subtle changes on the offensive line.
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We're a work in progress right now, but we've improved from week to week,
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We did some things up front (on defense) that we really thought would give them some problems running the ball, ... We played a lot of guys on defense and they came through. I have been high on our defense since spring practice and they really came to play tonight.
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We are light years ahead of where we were at this time last spring. I think that's evident, but we have a long way to go before Sept. 2.
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You lose a guy like that who, even though he hasn't been 100 percent every game, has found ways to make plays most games. It was a big deal not to have him, but we're confident we'll have him Saturday.
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We'd like to have had him out there, we need every rep we can get, but discretion was the better part. He'll have a great summer working with the quarterbacks. Like I told him, if he keeps doing what he's doing, he's going to be illegal.
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A lot of people will be looking for an alternative. I think it will be one of the most watched games on ESPN this year.
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They do some good things. Now we are going into a second game with the unknown. What are they going to do this year? I would rather have the advantages we have than the disadvantages they have.
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They really need to play the game, as you can imagine. Just for the mental health of their players and everyone else involved. They want to play a football game. Obviously, we want to play a football game.
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That's how much ahead you have to work.
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Compared to where we were last year, you can measure that in 40(-yard dash) times and bench presses and all of that, but how does that translate to whether we're better on the field? I think it's obvious to a certain degree right now that we're much better, but it won't be fully revealed until Sept. 2 when we open the season.
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I think you're seeing the fact that you've got to have a quarterback who's talented, who can throw the ball, and if he can run it, that adds another dimension,
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I think we won a bunch of our games (over the years) for him on his birthday, so this one was for him, ... All he ever asked for was a win, and that's what we were able to do.
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James was truly an unknown quantity, ... He was really, physically drained in the spring and he got dinged in the fall. We brought him along slowly, but he has a great future. He's a natural receiver.