The game would be in the footprint of Conference USA.

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.

By Nov. 11, it should be full speed ahead.

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.

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.

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.

I've had tremendous support since I've been here.

It was a pretty sizable strip that came off, and with the water damage, the court warped,

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.

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.