Thursday, July 24, 2008

Big 10 Media Day Blog

Coach Tiller: The new coach isn't a new coach. He's an old coach coming back.

Coach Paterno should get another 40 year extension.

Coach Tressel: Carson Palmer is just excited because his alma mater is playing against the team that he has to annoyingly hear about locally 24/7 and he's pretty proud of his team on the west coast.

Prior will become incorporated into the offense on day 1.

Getting the old guys excited about this year is going to be a challenge.

"Preseason" aka YSU, Ohio U, means taking guys to the next level.

The challenge of going to USC vs a team that has only lost 1 game at home in 6 seasons: It helps recruiting. Coach Carrol is a great coach and great recruiter and everybody knows it and we look forward to it.

RE: Being overwhelming favorite in the Big 10: It's frightening because the preseason Big 10 poll is never right. Guys have seen that the poll hasn't been accurate in the past.

Boeckman will be a better leader this year because he has a track record.

RE: Penn St w/out Joe P....: Helped intercollegiate athletics: If I were a betting man, he'd be there in 2009.

Who's the darkhorse this year?
Can't do it. The Big 10 in 2008, will be better than in 2007, and we're the finest group of coaches... if you ask us.

Is it fair that the Big 10 is being painted by OSU's failures and the Rose Bowl catastrophes?
From us: We haven't been successful in the NCs. Makes me feel bad because we're painting the conference. We'll find out this year.

If it happened again, would you be pissed?
I'd be proud to win the Big 10, but if we didn't play as well as we could, I'd be disappointed then.

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