All of the guys coming in are big-time guys. They're guys that are wanted very much so by this coaching staff. |
He's a good pickup. He comes from a good program. He's a big kid who likes to smack people around a little bit. |
He's not one of the top five or six guys they offered. He was with the next group of guys that got offered. But he's hardly a second-tier type of guy. |
I believed it was important to have another solidarity trip with a focus on AIDS/HIV. |
It's a gamble - if they get blown out like they have the past three years I don't think [the game] will make a good impression in the slightest. They have to play well and look good while playing well. It's a gamble, but I think [Irish coach] Charlie Weis and his staff know what they're doing. |
We lost guys. But we've got a bunch of guys who've been playing. These guys have been to three state finals. No one can match that experience, no one's players have done that. |