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ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 24, ISSUE 6 7 f sages and mantras. "At this time last year, everyone was still trying to feel each other out," fifth-year senior tight end Justin Sinz said. "The coaches were trying to feel the players out, the players were try- ing to feel the coaches out. Now ev- eryone has a real good understanding of what's expected and the coach- es know what they have. I think that makes them better coaches. I think it makes us better players. "I guess I never real- ly valued how important that was until last year when the season was happening, just how im- portant good working re- lationships and knowing what's expected of you on and off the field can be." That step should be significant for 2014. Coaches, for one, should be better able to motivate. Now, they know who gets fired up by a dressing-down rant in front of teammates and who would melt under such circumstances. Now, they know t h e pattern of work some dis- play and how to get under their skin to reverse it. Now, they can find the di- rect-hit words and phras- es. And they can use 2013 in all of it. "One thing that really sticks to you is when you hear a coach say, 'That kind of effort is going to make you go 1-11 again.' That sinks down deep," fifth-year senior safety Landon Feichter said. "I guess it could be fortu- nate that we had that re- cord last season to realize that it can't happen and to push ourselves further this season. "The coaches definitely have pushed the right buttons and hav- en't pushed a wrong button in trying to motivate us for this season and kind of remember last season but not dwelling on it." Tom Campbell Assuming Danny Etling maintains his job as Purdue's starting quarterback, the sophomore will be heavily counted on to play with a more mature pulse and a better command of the huddle. When I say "good," you say "neighbor." P097313.1 State Farm, Home Office, Bloomington, IL Call me for your insurance needs and see how it feels to be on a #1 team. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. ® CALL ME TODAY. Now that's teamwork. Trent B Johnson, Agent 249 E State Street West Lafayette, IN 47906 Bus: 765-743-9595 trentismyagent.com TOP RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Att Yds Avg TDs Hunt 123 464 3.8 1 Cottom 45 154 3.4 1 Passing Comp Att Pct Yds TDs INT Etling 149 267 55.8 1690 10 7 Receiving No Yds Avg TDs Sinz 41 340 8.3 4 Hunt 38 340 8.9 2 De. Yancey 32 546 17.1 2 Tackles Solo Ast Tot Sacks Brown 51 18 69 0 Richards 43 21 64 0 F. Williams 46 15 61 0 Robinson 29 16 45 0