Full Recap: Jerry Kill Interview on JOX 94.5 FM in Birmingham - Recruiting the South

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Thanks for the link. Here is a full recap:

Jerry Kill on building the culture of winning at Minnesota…Where we’ve been before that’s what we’ve done. We’ve built programs and coming here is no different. We had a vision, we had a plan. We’ve now beat Nebraska back to back, we did a lot of things last year, we won three trophies. We need to get the Axe back from Wisconsin. We take one brick at a time and do it the right way. It doesn’t always come down to coaching, it comes down to players.

Jerry Kill on potential new no-huddle offense…We’re always going to run the football, but at the same time for us to get to 10 wins and to get where we want to be we have to throw the ball better. We have to d a better job with protection and WR wise. We redshirted some kids last year with some very, very good athletic talent. We’re not going to be no-huddle all the time, but we’ll do it some. The big thing for us is we’ll be a run team, use the play action, get the ball out quick. We have to build better skill around Mitch and I think we’ve done that.

Jerry Kill on the Big Ten conference…Ohio State has great players. With that being said we played Ohio State very well. I think our conference is kind of coming back after having a couple of tough stretches. We can play with anybody but we have to continue to recruit speed. The SEC has tremendous speed in their area and we have to recruit speed. The Big Ten is doing a better job is recruiting that. That’s why Ohio State is so good because of their speed and athleticism. We’ve turned our program around because we’ve gotten longer and faster.

Jerry Kill on recruiting the South and recruiting them to Minnesota…Our staff has been together for a long, long time. There is something to be said for continuity in college football. We sell that. Once we get a kid up here in Minnesota, see our new stadium, be in the Twin Cities. Once we get them here we have a lot to offer.

Jerry Kill on recruiting Alabama…We’ve always recruited the area. When we were in Southern Illinois we did a great job and Jay did a great job recruiting from New Orleans to Alabama. When we went to Northern Illinois we kept the same philosophy. I think the connections that Jay has done, and knowing the coaches the last 14-15 years makes a difference.

Jerry Kill on replacing NFL caliber talent…If you have a good football team its your job to continue recruiting. They aren’t easy to replace, but our job is to get good players to take those players place. We feel like we are very good at RB and have improved ourselves at WR and we have some good TEs.

Jerry Kill on the strength of the D…I think defensively we will have five players drafted and three of our four guys in the secondary. This could be the best defense we’ve had since we’ve been here. Our offensive line has improved and we have great kicker and punter. We can’t turn the ball over or make mental mistakes. If we can play more disciplined football we have a chance to be better than last year.

Jerry Kill on playing a power team like TCU…I think all of us would like to get four wins. There isn’t a coach in American that doesn’t want that. If you are truly going to look at strength of schedule it is a factor. We have a very difficult schedule, and we had one last year. You get to find out where you are at early. Our kids playing TCU out of the game, our kids are working a whole lot harder. It motivates you. I don’t’ want to get my butt beaten again (by TCU).


Go Gophers!!
 

BleedGopher said:
Thanks for the link. Here is a full recap:

Jerry Kill on building the culture of winning at Minnesota…Where we’ve been before that’s what we’ve done. We’ve built programs and coming here is no different. We had a vision, we had a plan. We’ve now beat Nebraska back to back, we did a lot of things last year, we won three trophies. We need to get the Axe back from Wisconsin. We take one brick at a time and do it the right way. It doesn’t always come down to coaching, it comes down to players.

Jerry Kill on potential new no-huddle offense…We’re always going to run the football, but at the same time for us to get to 10 wins and to get where we want to be we have to throw the ball better. We have to d a better job with protection and WR wise. We redshirted some kids last year with some very, very good athletic talent. We’re not going to be no-huddle all the time, but we’ll do it some. The big thing for us is we’ll be a run team, use the play action, get the ball out quick. We have to build better skill around Mitch and I think we’ve done that.

Jerry Kill on the Big Ten conference…Ohio State has great players. With that being said we played Ohio State very well. I think our conference is kind of coming back after having a couple of tough stretches. We can play with anybody but we have to continue to recruit speed. The SEC has tremendous speed in their area and we have to recruit speed. The Big Ten is doing a better job is recruiting that. That’s why Ohio State is so good because of their speed and athleticism. We’ve turned our program around because we’ve gotten longer and faster.

Jerry Kill on recruiting the South and recruiting them to Minnesota…Our staff has been together for a long, long time. There is something to be said for continuity in college football. We sell that. Once we get a kid up here in Minnesota, see our new stadium, be in the Twin Cities. Once we get them here we have a lot to offer.

Jerry Kill on recruiting Alabama…We’ve always recruited the area. When we were in Southern Illinois we did a great job and Jay did a great job recruiting from New Orleans to Alabama. When we went to Northern Illinois we kept the same philosophy. I think the connections that Jay has done, and knowing the coaches the last 14-15 years makes a difference.

Jerry Kill on replacing NFL caliber talent…If you have a good football team its your job to continue recruiting. They aren’t easy to replace, but our job is to get good players to take those players place. We feel like we are very good at RB and have improved ourselves at WR and we have some good TEs.

Jerry Kill on the strength of the D…I think defensively we will have five players drafted and three of our four guys in the secondary. This could be the best defense we’ve had since we’ve been here. Our offensive line has improved and we have great kicker and punter. We can’t turn the ball over or make mental mistakes. If we can play more disciplined football we have a chance to be better than last year.

Jerry Kill on playing a power team like TCU…I think all of us would like to get four wins. There isn’t a coach in American that doesn’t want that. If you are truly going to look at strength of schedule it is a factor. We have a very difficult schedule, and we had one last year. You get to find out where you are at early. Our kids playing TCU out of the game, our kids are working a whole lot harder. It motivates you. I don’t’ want to get my butt beaten again (by TCU).


Go Gophers!!
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So Kill recognizes the broken chair as a trophy game? :)
 


So which trophy means note at this point? The broken chair or the bell we break after beating Penn State?
 




Thanks for Transcribing Bleed i couldn't get it to download to my phone
 

Floyd has the best tradition by far, but Wisky is such an arrogant bunch of asses it is hard not to want that the most.
 



For me the Jug used to be the big deal. 40 years later the Pig and the Axe tie. Both are mandatory wins. Would like the see the Corn Cob trophy get traction.
 

So I'm ecstatic that he was interviewed on an Alabaman radio station.... but confused.
 

BarnBoy said:
So I'm ecstatic that he was interviewed on an Alabaman radio station.... but confused.
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About what?

It's a southern sports station, i'm sure they interview a lot of coaches and Kill's recruiting of kids from that state is interesting considering he coaches half way across the country in frozen Minnesota. It makes sense for Kill to go on there because it's free pub in a talent rich state.
 




BarnBoy said:
So I'm ecstatic that he was interviewed on an Alabaman radio station.... but confused.
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1. I think it shows just how crazy people are for college football in the south. Can you imagine any of our local stations interviewing a Georgia football coach for example?

2. I'm glad Kill made himself available - can only help our exposure and recruiting in that area. This is unlike Harbaugh who acts like a weirdo when interviewed by a nationally syndicated show.
 

BleedGopher said:
Thanks for the link. Here is a full recap:

Jerry Kill on building the culture of winning at Minnesota…Where we’ve been before that’s what we’ve done. We’ve built programs and coming here is no different. We had a vision, we had a plan. We’ve now beat Nebraska back to back, we did a lot of things last year, we won three trophies. We need to get the Axe back from Wisconsin. We take one brick at a time and do it the right way. It doesn’t always come down to coaching, it comes down to players.

Jerry Kill on potential new no-huddle offense…We’re always going to run the football, but at the same time for us to get to 10 wins and to get where we want to be we have to throw the ball better. We have to d a better job with protection and WR wise. We redshirted some kids last year with some very, very good athletic talent. We’re not going to be no-huddle all the time, but we’ll do it some. The big thing for us is we’ll be a run team, use the play action, get the ball out quick. We have to build better skill around Mitch and I think we’ve done that.

Jerry Kill on the Big Ten conference…Ohio State has great players. With that being said we played Ohio State very well. I think our conference is kind of coming back after having a couple of tough stretches. We can play with anybody but we have to continue to recruit speed. The SEC has tremendous speed in their area and we have to recruit speed. The Big Ten is doing a better job is recruiting that. That’s why Ohio State is so good because of their speed and athleticism. We’ve turned our program around because we’ve gotten longer and faster.

Jerry Kill on recruiting the South and recruiting them to Minnesota…Our staff has been together for a long, long time. There is something to be said for continuity in college football. We sell that. Once we get a kid up here in Minnesota, see our new stadium, be in the Twin Cities. Once we get them here we have a lot to offer.

Jerry Kill on recruiting Alabama…We’ve always recruited the area. When we were in Southern Illinois we did a great job and Jay did a great job recruiting from New Orleans to Alabama. When we went to Northern Illinois we kept the same philosophy. I think the connections that Jay has done, and knowing the coaches the last 14-15 years makes a difference.

Jerry Kill on replacing NFL caliber talent…If you have a good football team its your job to continue recruiting. They aren’t easy to replace, but our job is to get good players to take those players place. We feel like we are very good at RB and have improved ourselves at WR and we have some good TEs.

Jerry Kill on the strength of the D…I think defensively we will have five players drafted and three of our four guys in the secondary. This could be the best defense we’ve had since we’ve been here. Our offensive line has improved and we have great kicker and punter. We can’t turn the ball over or make mental mistakes. If we can play more disciplined football we have a chance to be better than last year.

Jerry Kill on playing a power team like TCU…I think all of us would like to get four wins. There isn’t a coach in American that doesn’t want that. If you are truly going to look at strength of schedule it is a factor. We have a very difficult schedule, and we had one last year. You get to find out where you are at early. Our kids playing TCU out of the game, our kids are working a whole lot harder. It motivates you. I don’t’ want to get my butt beaten again (by TCU).


Go Gophers!!
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Thanks Bleed!
 


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