“The exposure the Big Ten gets is national, ... A high school quarterback in California can get up at 9 o'clock on a Saturday morning and watch a Joe Tiller-coached team at Purdue and say, 'Wait a second. They throw the ball there. I like that and want to be a part of it.'”
“[Oregon State-Louisville: I love (ESPN analyst) Chris Spielman . After Louisville calls a pass play that goes for a touchdown (making the score 56-13), he chides Oregon State for playing man coverage.] I know this is an unpopular opinion, ... but it's not Louisville's job to stop themselves.”
“[Here's Spielman after Oregon State nullifies a sweet kickoff return for a touchdown with a dumb block in the back.] That's laziness, pure laziness, ... and lack of discipline.”
“I asked the Marines when they were defending our country if they think about sports, ... They said they love sports. When you hear guys say sports doesn't provide an escape, well that's not according to guys on the front lines. [Football] isn't life or death but it's part of our society, and I don't think we should apologize for it.”
“If A.J. flies off the board and a couple of other linebackers fly off the board, then, (Carpenter has) a shot to get picked in the first round. If they don't, then he's certainly going to be a second-rounder. But after draft day, it doesn't really matter. All that's thrown out the window, and he's going to have the opportunity to play and be a contributor somewhere.”
