I kept him out of the lineup because I felt he had to understand. I just felt, you've got to grow up. |
I kept saying to myself, ?When is this going to end? I was looking at my watch. It's 12:30, quarter to one. I'm usually asleep three hours at that time. |
I knew we needed to go out and get players who could scare people. |
I know sometimes you say, 'Ah, he is full of baloney,' ... I am telling you that the only thing I am worrying about right now is whether we can beat Purdue. |
I know what kind of job you guys got. It's a tough job, ... I got a tough job, you got a tough job. And once in a while, you write things that I think you're jerks, and once in a while I say things and you think I'm a jerk. OK? But that's the way it works out. |
I know you guys like offense. But that was a great defensive football game. Those guys really got after each other. |
I looked at my watch 12:30, quarter to one. I kept saying to myself, 'When are we going to get this thing over? |
I need another big game like I need a hole in the head. I'm sure Bobby feels the same way. |
I never really felt like we were far away. |
I never resented any of that stuff. We get 100,000 people in that stadium. When we lose, they care, and when we win, they get enthusiastic about it. |
I obviously feel better about this year than I did last year. Somebody said walking in, that 12 months ago we were 0-6 in the Big Ten. |
I probably had more confidence that we were close than any of you guys did and in fact some of the people in the administration. I had a good feeling about the team, I really did. |
I said after we beat South Florida, that was a fine team. But nobody was paying any attention to me. |
I said here are the two best players to ever play at Penn State. |
I said, 'Ah, baloney,' ... And they walked away from me. |