For Joe Tiller’s first 10 seasons as Purdue’s football coach, the Boilermakers’ practices were open to the media. Reporters would sit on a hill overlooking the practice field, where Tiller and his staff and players went about their business. Then one of Tiller’s assistants began noticing detailed practice reports showing up on the Internet.
“We come off the practice field,” Tiller said, “and there’s stuff already posted.”
Tiller considers himself media-friendly, but he also felt the need to draw a line in the sand in order to protect his program’s best interests.