Richard Giannini
Richard Giannini
athletic behalf bowl bowls folks forward great pleased teams wonderful
On behalf of the C-USA athletic directors, I can say we are all pleased with these bowl agreements, ... We look forward to working with all the great folks at these bowls and know our teams will have a wonderful postseason experience.
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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.
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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.
circumstance county happy people
I'm never completely happy with anything under a sellout, but in these circumstances, anything over 20,000 would be positive, ... There are some people in this county (Forrest) who are still without power.
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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.
since support tremendous
I've had tremendous support since I've been here.
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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.
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It was a pretty sizable strip that came off, and with the water damage, the court warped,
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.
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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.
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The one thing that has been a primary priority has been facilities. That's the vision that we've got to continue. We've made tremendous upgrades since the year 2000.
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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.
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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.
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We worked hard with ESPN and Conference USA to find alternative dates for the Houston game but the final decision was to play the game on Sunday, Nov. 13,