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do that, so what happened in 2013? better. I have to coach them better. First and foremost, Hudson: "I think we found out exactly where we were before anything else, I have to coach them better. If that as a program at Purdue. I think you have guys that you just changes, then we will be a better defense." inherit and that you are going to put out on the field and Gold and Black: You used different schemes, goplay with. We try to keep everybody within the program ing from a four-man front to three. Did you feel like with us and involved and tried to put them in as many that was a good switch for you midseason? positions as we could to succeed, but we have to find Hudson: "Yeah, because the next game we went into, better ways to do it. We have to get better at all positions we played pretty well. We tried to earmark as getting bigand we have to improve first and foremost from a phys- ger as being a factor in that. (Ryan) Russell and Jalani ical standpoint. We have to get Big Ten big and Big Ten (Phillips) are two guys that are veterans that have to strong. play more productive football for us. Those are guys that "… (Michigan State) is probably the prototype team we tried to showcase a little bit more and be bigger and right now and that is where we have to look from our stop the run more effectively. eyes (to) the direction we're going and get to that level. "The guys inside, we were playing the three-down We have to do it with the players we have right now and (linemen), but we were always moving to the 4-3 or the the ones we are chasing around the country, but it has other defense. The perception was Bruce (Gaston) was to be the ones that love playing football and love playing playing defensive end, but most of the time he was movthis style of football. Make no mistake about it: Just like ing in the B gap. We were trying to do anything we could you build facilities, we have to build players. This is not to put the best players, at that time, on the field. You the NFL; it is not a finished product of guys you just keep have to make a switch to do that, and then you have to do working out. We have to develop. We have to get bigger, that. They have to be out there to keep it going." stronger, faster and we have to do it fast." Gold and Black: Do you feel like going forward Gold and Black: You have said that a couple of that you will be primarily a three-man front? times about needing to have guys who love this Hudson: "I think we will be a three-man front. But style of football. Did you feel like you didn't have a lot of these teams playing a three-man front, but they enough of those guys or just not putting them in the have four guys down at least half the time. All you're right position to be successful? changing really is whether the guy has his hands in the Hudson: "No, we need more guys. We have 85 on grass or whether it is up. We are going to be three- and scholarship and all 85 have to give everything they've four-down (front) and we are going to keep recruiting got to play crazy on Saturday and then turn around and the best players we can get and keep working in this be ready to go on Tuesday. You rest in the offseason. It system to get them better. It all depends whether you is not like the NFL, where you miss two practices. It is are playing a spread team or power team. You have to be a developmental sport. One of the things we kept saying is 'wire-towire,' you have to be there 'wireto-wire' at practice and play every day. You look at the teams ranked at the top and the best teams in the country and I guarantee you their participation level is pretty Trent B Johnson, Agent high. And, I am ready to prove it. 249 E State Street CALL FOR A QUOTE 24/7 "… We don't let the age dis- West Lafayette, IN 47906 Bus: 765-743-9595 Toll Free: 888-825-6467 criminate, we need guys that can trentismyagent.com produce, whether they're 18 or 22. We have to get better; we have State Farm Fire and Casualty Company • Bloomington, IL to really get better. I have to get P097276.1 I've got service yes I do... f IllustrateD volume 24, issue 3 43