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body, and that's what we'll do." Gold and Black: Development in this kind of program is crucial. Hazell: "In every program. At one of my previous jobs, I thought that was the difference where we were and some of the other programs were is that offseason development program, not only just the physical part but understanding the game a little bit more and having more of a passion for the game allows you to be much better as a football team than next year, and I think that's all part of the equation." Gold and Black: What do you think defined your team this season? Hazell: "I don't know what the definition of this football team was or is. Obviously, we need to Tom Campbell make some major strides. We lacked a lot of conHazell liked some of the young talent that emerged during the season, fidence. But that's what happens when you play especially in Purdue's receiving corps, but knows more help needs to a lot of young guys who are not making the plays be added for the Boilermakers to compete in the Big Ten. you need to make. What will define us next year? I think it's going to have to be some grit and us weeks since the season ended, what do you kind of being able to really overcome a lot of things, especially point to for what happened this year? Hazell: "There's a lot of things that happened when early." Gold and Black: Before the season you mentioned you don't have the success that you like to have, obviously. You look at some of the things you do, some of the that, how you view yourself is so important. Hazell: "Huge." things you do it with. We're going to take evaluations Gold and Black: You want guys to view themselves of everything we do. We haven't done that yet because as champions. How do you build that when it would we've been out on the road. We went right on the road recruiting. But when the dust settles a little bit, we'll seem like it has to come from success? Hazell: "That's part of it. You look for the little sucevaluate exactly everything we've done from the time we cesses, too, though. When you start making plays consisgot here back in January." tently, that helps your confidence level to a much larger Gold and Black: What do you need to do better? Hazell: "There's a lot of things I'm sure I could do bet- scale." Gold and Black: Earlier you mentioned passion, ter. Every little detail has got to be made sure it happens, from meetings to holding guys accountable for every sin- where are you as a group with that right now? Do gle thing, which we try to do all the time. But there's a lot you absolutely need more guys who are passionate of things I obviously can improve upon and will improve about the game and willing to put more work in? Hazell: "That's the thing we talked about as a team in upon." Gold and Black: How do you evaluate your assis- our last team meeting. Finding the guys that are in the tants? Did they get the best out of players this year? program right now who absolutely love football, almost Hazell: "I think we all can improve. Am I happy with to the point of obsession and being able to study it and the way they're working? Absolutely. I know they're very making themselves the ultimate player. That's what I'm competent. I know they're good coaches. Sometimes it's talking about the passion for the game, studying it and hard on those guys and it's stressful on those guys, but all the intricacies of the game and whys. That's what we I'm very pleased with those guys and how they're doing. need to foster, some of those ideas and ideals, around Obviously, we can all get more out of people. That's every- here right now." 16 IllustrateD volume 24, issue 3 f