39 Quotes by Tyler Palko

I was expecting them to pressure a lot, but they didn't in the beginning, so I was kind of over-thinking things. Once I started reading what they were doing and getting the ball to our big-play guys, I felt more comfortable.

It feels like we've got a guy who understands what we go through, who's walked to class the same way we do, who understands the mentality in this town.

I think he's going to be great for our offense, ... and I think he's a guy who can take me to the next level.

We were 5-6, so we'd better have changes. But everybody expects quick results, and it doesn't happen all the time the way you want it to be. ... We kind of hit the panic button a little bit last year and guys started questioning how good we were. But it happened, and you learn from adversity.

We had a lot of expectations, so it was disappointing. We just got our tails kicked. Now, we can face it one of two ways ? we can run away and hide or face it like a man.

We had a lot of expectations, so it was disappointing, ... We just got our tails kicked. Now, we can face it one of two ways - we can run away and hide or face it like a man.

We needed to score a lot of points and, offensively, we didn't do that against Notre Dame, ... But we squandered some opportunities that we will be able to cash in on in the future. It is our job to score enough points to win every game, even if it means scoring 100, so we can't worry about what is going on with our defense. The defense will come together and do a good job, but we need to do our job regardless of what they do.

We're not where we need to be but we're moving forward. I told these guys (the linemen), give me a couple of seconds and our group will get open. I think they're starting to understand what they're supposed to do. There have been maybe one or two mental errors by the first group in practice. That's a long way from us not even being able to get a ball off in practice last spring.

We left three touchdowns out there on the field, ... To be greedy, you want to hit those plays, but we're just happy we got some guys some big plays and got those guys some confidence. We definitely can play a lot better on offense.