Hep likes chances in his 1st Homecoming game

If you're an IU football player, you probably don't want to star in IU head coach Terry Hoeppner's latest documentary film. \nThe tape is a montage Hoeppner put together of all the penalties committed in last weekend's 42-24 loss to Wisconsin. The head coach attempted to correct the Hoosiers' costly mistakes.\n"Not to embarrass anyone or ridicule anyone, but you don't want to be on that tape," Hoeppner said. "It's an educational process." \nA week after the Hoosiers committed 77 yards in penalties and suffered their first loss of the season, IU will attempt to clean up its performance and play winning football again when the Illini, led by first-year head coach Ron Zook, visit Memorial Stadium at 11 a.m. Saturday. \nThis season, the Hoosiers have surrendered 286 yards in penalties with their opponents giving up 166 yards. Though IU has made up for the penalties with offensive bravado, Hoeppner said his players have a new quest: to play mistake-free football. \n"The leaders on this team have a grim determination," he said. "They are determined, resolved and eager to get the bad taste out of their mouths."\nSenior offensive lineman Brandon Hatcher said the goal has been a process of getting back to the simple points of football. \n"We're just trying to be more disciplined," the senior said. "We're looking at more technique and footwork, the little things to prevent penalties. We're trying to go back to the basics and start re-teaching things from square one."\nBesides being a chance for IU to redeem itself after its first loss, Saturday's game is the culmination of Homecoming week and a chance for IU alumni and fans to watch the Hoosiers. \nIU and Illinois have split their past two contests with the Illini winning last year's game 26-22. \nThe 2005 version of this matchup is a contest between two programs with plenty of similarities. Both teams have first-year head coaches with ties to Miami of Ohio. Hoeppner was the head coach before taking the IU job, and Zook began his playing career there. \nBoth programs are attempting to revive themselves after years of cellar dwelling in the Big Ten. IU hasn't had a winning Big Ten record since 1993 and Illinois has fallen off the national map since flirting with the BCS in 2002.\nBoth teams are attempting to rebound from convincing losses to Big Ten powers and feature new offensive systems brought by coaches from spread-set schools of offense. \n"It's very evident (that Illinois is buying into Zook's system)," Hoeppner said. "You can see it in what they say and what they do." \nSenior running back Chris Taylor said IU has to take care of itself before it can plan to be competitive in the Big Ten. \n"Everybody has to do their thing," he said. "The offensive line has to get their blocks down. The running backs have to run the ball better and the receivers have to block better. Everyone has to do their thing."\nFor Taylor, Hatcher and other seniors, tomorrow's game is their last Homecoming game to play at IU. Hatcher plans to end his Homecoming career with a win.\n"While I look at every game as being special, this one has to be," he said. "This game has to be special and it has to be a win"