Jerry Kill
Jerry Kill
Jerry Killis a former American college football coach and player and current Associate Athletic Director for Administration at Kansas State University. He played college football at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas from 1979 to 1982. Kill served as the head coach at Saginaw Valley State University, Emporia State University, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Northern Illinois University and the University of Minnesota. During the course of his career he was credited with bringing several programs to new heights, and these successes...
deal due eight next played players practicing seven team thin
The deal is I have to like it because we have about seven or eight players who aren't practicing right now due to some injuries. We would have a very thin team if we played next week.
athletic basketball became department good help opportunity original preferred
We preferred the original date, but it became an opportunity for us to help out our athletic department and specifically, the basketball team. This is good for everyone.
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We felt like we had to take recruiting to a little bit different level.
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We're looking forward to getting a chance to show it off to recruits. We haven't had a chance to use it as a recruiting tool yet. It will be a selling point. It's been kind of remarkable that we've sold what we've had. So there's no telling what will happen now.
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We won a few wars and we lost a few wars today. Here in the past week, we lost (five) players to Division I(-A) programs. But at the same time we were able to get three or four of those players that turned down Division I offers. We felt like overall, as competitive as it was, that we came out pretty good.
bad decision felt support
There's no bad feelings. He just felt like it was the right decision and we support him.
discipline glad handed major work
They handed down discipline through the school. It wasn't a major issue. It was more of an administrative issue. I'm glad we don't work that way.
bit control days five six slow time
It's a slow process, I'll tell you. It's a little bit frustrating. I want to go full-tilt right now. I'm just kind of working my way into it. We've got such a young team, it's not like I can take five or six days off. It's just the first time I've ever had anything I couldn't control in life. So it is frustrating.
game hard physical
It was a very physical hard-fought game on a hard surface. You are going to have some of that sometimes.
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It started when we were 4-8 and beat Northern Iowa and Western Illinois. The next year we got off to a good start because we had found a way to win. Winning becomes a habit just like losing is a habit.
competition everybody talk wants
Everybody wants to talk about Nick, but we have some competition there. It is going to be interesting to see what happens.
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I really haven't had any recovery time. I'm still swelling and a little sore. But I'm not one to sit around. The busier you stay, the less your mind worries about something you can't control.