Mike Hamilton
Mike Hamilton
felt safe unfair
if we felt like it would be unfair to our student-athletes and not safe for our student-athletes.
beyond dispute employees involved opinion played playing safe university
I don't dispute that we probably could have - quote, unquote - played the game. But for us, it went beyond playing the game. It involved the transportation of university employees and student-athletes in what in our opinion was not a safe environment.
beyond dispute employees involved opinion played playing safe university
I don't dispute that we probably could have - quote, unquote - played the game, ... But for us, it went beyond playing the game. It involved the transportation of university employees and student-athletes in what in our opinion was not a safe environment.
decide felt monday prepared safe simple unfair
In my mind, it's a simple decision, ... You decide you're going to play Monday or decide you're going to play the game. If we felt like it would be unfair to our student-athletes and not safe for our student-athletes, we were prepared to forfeit the game.
brought coach energy enthusiasm hoped life pearl tennessee year
In his first year at Tennessee, Coach Pearl accomplished more than we could have hoped for. His energy and enthusiasm have brought new life to Tennessee basketball.
guy situation
In any situation like this, there will always be, 'What about this guy or what about that guy?'
heart himself knit loves maine mean soul tight
I mean his heart and soul is Maine hockey. He was disappointed in himself and we feel for him. He loves everyone on the team. We've got such a tight knit team, he didn't want to let us down. But we'll look to try and get him back in the lineup for Sunday.
athletes decided
It wasn't all set before we decided on these three, ... But the athletes weren't set, either, and we said, 'All right, let's write the criteria.' It kind of evolved, and those things meshed together.
bottles broke buses three throwing
They were throwing bottles at the buses and that kind of stuff. The bus I was on, they broke three of the windows.
coach guys team worrying
Coach didn't want to put the lineup up because he didn't want guys on our team worrying about who was in or who was out.
recognize tradition
Are we going to recognize our tradition or not? If we're going to recognize our tradition, then let's get on with it.
college fame great hall plans recognize statue system type
Right now, we have plans to put a Neyland statue out there, as well as some type of system to recognize our great players, All-Americans and College Hall of Fame members,
meet players standards three
But for today, as the standards have been set forth, these are the three players that meet those standards.
anybody fear thinking
I can tell you for anybody who has a fear that we're not thinking about it or working on it, that fear is unfounded.