Highlights of 2006 Football Coaches Media Session

Quotables: Tuesday's three-hour media session was filled with classic comments.
Here's the best of the best.

-- Illinois coach Ron Zook on losing to Penn State 63-10 at home in 2005:

"As bad as it was, it might have been the best thing that happened to us. Like a drug addict or an alcoholic, sometimes you have to hit rock bottom. I told our football team that this is as bad as it's going to get - it's not going to get any worse."

-- Penn State coach Joe Paterno after the moderator read off a long list of his accomplishments while introducing him:

"Is that it? I'm glad you can read."

-- Paterno while watching the microphone carrier run to reporters who raised their hands to ask him questions:

"God, you're in better shape than my team."

-- Tiller on his pass-happy offense:

"We'll continue to throw it until we get hot and when we get hot, we'll continue to throw it."

-- Tiller on the Boilermakers' offensive play-calling working with two offensive coordinators:

"I'll be involved with it and any successful play, I'll take credit for. If they're unsuccessful, we'll alternate back and forth [between the coordinators]."

-- Indiana coach Terry Hoepnner on his team's youth:

"We'll be a young football team. The term redshirt may not be used at IU this year. I tell young guys coming in 'We're going to play you soon - not too soon - but soon.'"


SOURCE: E-mail DI reporter Dan Parr at:daniel-parr@uiowa.edu
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