Richard Giannini
Richard Giannini
atmosphere attribute buying changed game point program students town
The atmosphere has really changed and I really attribute that to our students and fans. I'm most appreciative of them buying into our program and being a part of it. Are we where we need to be? No. We need to get to the point that when we play a game here, this town shuts down.
confidence conjecture jeff job people tremendous
People shouldn't conjecture when they don't know what it is, ... Jeff Bower has done a tremendous job over the years disciplining his student-athletes. I've got tremendous confidence in his ability.
believe playing progress
Down the road, we're going to be fine. We've made some progress, and that's the key. It's not going to be too long before we're the ones that are going to be playing for championships. I believe that.
bowls eligible increased left stated teams winning
There's going to be 8 to 10 teams eligible that are going to get left out under the new scenario. If you'd have stated you had to have a winning record, we wouldn't have increased any bowls because we were right at the edge.
excellent football goals recently
We've had excellent discussions recently and our goals are the same for this football program.
among best continue country priority proud rank remain stress top within year
That will always remain a top priority in everything that we do within our program. Every year we rank among the best in the country and will continue to stress that. It's something that I'm very proud of.
core early eventually foundation improvement needed played seen
I thought it was two seasons. I thought early on, we needed to show improvement, and eventually they did. They've played very hard. I've seen the improvement, and I think there's a core foundation for the future.
college credit finish gone importance known shows tough
I give him all the credit in the world. It's tough for a person 42 years old to come back and get his degree. That shows the importance of a degree. I've known many friends that over the years have gone to college but didn't finish their degree. And they always feel like there's something missing.
anybody coach leave stay
When a coach or anybody is ejected and won't leave the premises, what do you do? How long was he going to stay on the field?
addition against base challenge champions conference division east excited face fan florida game gives home marquee pleased programs road schedule september state team tech top tough virginia west
We are excited about this year's schedule. The N.C. State game gives our fan base a marquee home game in September against a team from the ACC. We're also very pleased with the addition of Florida and Virginia Tech to our schedule, two of the top programs in the nation. Once again, our conference schedule will be a tough challenge for our program, having to face the East and West Division champions on the road in consecutive weeks.
athletes clean discipline high imperative ncaa pay price program quality run situation willing
It's imperative we run a clean program in every respect. From an NCAA situation, from a discipline situation to having quality athletes in our program. If they're not of high character, and not willing to pay the price and do the things they need to do, they're not going to be in our program. It's the same for our coaches. We're going to do it right.
came court strip water
It was a pretty sizable strip that came off, and with the water damage, the court warped,
since support tremendous
I've had tremendous support since I've been here.
bowl bowls conference confident covered eight good maybe sure teams trying usa year
It's good to have solidified another bowl opportunity. We're confident that every year Conference USA is going to have six, seven, maybe eight teams eligible. We're just trying to make sure that we have as many bowls covered as we can have.