Richard Giannini
Richard Giannini
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.
primary priority since tremendous vision year
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.
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.
full speed
By Nov. 11, it should be full speed ahead.
class remember
I can remember back in the 70s all you had to do, basically, was go to class and not be failing. Long as you were not on probation by your university, you were eligible.
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.
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.
addition against base fan florida game gives home marquee pleased programs september state team tech top virginia
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.
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.
since support tremendous
I've had tremendous support since I've been here.
conference footprint game
The game would be in the footprint of Conference USA.
along architects continued contractor fast money moving price process raise sure trying
It's a combination of (finding the right contractor for the price and continued fundraising). We're trying to make sure what the architects have designed, and what we want, will come in with the allotted money that we have to make it work. We could always raise some more money to make sure we have a cushion, and we need to do that, but we're moving the process right along and we're on a fast track.
fairly lay
It shouldn't. They can lay (courts) down fairly quickly.
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.