he said. I don't see any reasons for us to change up on him. |
said Paterno this week, knowing that a win against Wisconsin tomorrow and a victory over Michigan State Nov. 19 will give No. 9 Penn State its first Big Ten title in 11 seasons. ''If that ends up in a Big Ten championship, that's great. But I'm not naive to think that's going to be easy. |
We tried to tell him he was a guy who could help us get better in a hurry. |
(The team doctors) think he's got some ligament problems, but they are going to wait and do an MRI on him as soon as they can and find out just how serious it may be. It's a tough break for him. |
[, adding,] you ought to get sick more often. ... I'm trying to zero in on whatever contribution I can make. |
[But Paterno doesn't sound like he is going anywhere.] It might be my last home game? You know something I don't know? ... Have you talked to my president? I haven't even thought of that. |
[Few are capable of giving as accurate an assessment of the Big Ten's parity as Paterno, who has watched programs perceived to be inferior improve over the past 10 years not only with better recruits but also with quality coaches.] When I first got in the league there were a couple guys I thought I could out-coach, ... I can't out-coach anyone right now in this league. |
[For the second consecutive week, timeouts were used by Beaver Stadium crew members to rush out on the field and replace divots.] This week and last week is the first time I can remember in a long, long time that we had have that kind of situation, ... It isn't because we have been on that field a lot, because we haven't. |
[Four Indiana running plays later, Penn State stood 3-7 and 1-6, and now Lowry says,] That's what made this season what it is, ... I said if we could win one game, we might not lose until 2006. Everyone thought I was out of my mind. |
[He] has been ready to play more offense than we've used him. |
[I'm not here] necessarily to praise the quality of the recruiting class, although I think it's a good one. I just wanted to make sure that everybody knows I thought the [staff] did a great job. And when I say [staff], I mean everyone in this building. |
[Kent Smith] is the same kind of football player, ... He is a big, strong kid. He moves around real well. If we don't tackle him, we will have troubles. |
A couple of passes we thought we could develop downfield and we didn't get a chance to, because Mike had to run for his life a couple times, |
A couple of passes we thought we could develop downfield and we didn't get a chance to, because Mike had to run for his life a couple times. |
a really good job. |