We had all sorts of great plans. We're trying to figure out now how to persevere and to continue to put on the very best show we can, not only because we all want to, because we all know that's what Bob would want. Selfishly, I want Bob to return to a strong show that we can all be proud of and that is competitive. |
We had four that were really impacted. Right now we are focused on assessing where the stores stand and how our associates faired. We had a great many people that lived in that area and we haven't gotten a hold of everyone yet. All we know right now is that all four stores still stand with varying levels of damage. |
We had good execution today. We had a real mindset to execute down in the red zone because last week people were making a big deal that in the red zone we had to settle for three points a couple of times. That was the mindset, to finish drives into the end zone. We did that today and that really was the difference. |
We had some young guys with their backs against the wall. We got a bad call that never should have happened. They were not going to let someone come in here and steal the national championship, which is what the referee tried to do. We had several guys perform above what was expected and they showed a lot of heart. |
We have a big challenge this week in getting ready to stop a quarterback who's a great player and who is literally a D-I quarterback, ... He's been doing a good job for Furman and our defense has got to play proper technique on Saturday. We also have to communicate and make sure that we don't break our assignments. |
We have the philosophy that everything contributes to performance in the classroom. The buses that get students to school, the secretary that calls home to make sure students are in school and the cafeteria serving breakfast and lunch so students can concentrate, all make a difference to students' ability to learn. |
We have to work on our weaknesses in a game like this. There's still a lot of basketball ahead of us, and teams are going to come right at us in the second half much harder than in the first half. You never know who you're going to need, and it's important to keep the girls both mentally and physically in the game. |
We heard that [Bald Knob] didn't get rattled by the press, but that's just our style. That's what we do. We didn't have any choice. We had to do what we do best. We tried to trap at half court and put as much pressure on the ball handler as we can and we've had some success in the second half of the season with it. |
We joke around here a lot, but we have a lot of holes to fill. We have a lot of business to take care of. It's hard to get them in order. We need someone to end the ballgame. And then we need someone to set him up. But we have to figure out a way to get to those guys. We don't need those guys if we can't get there. |
We just have been continuously building through the season. We're peaking at the right time of the year. The girls play very well together and they are just continuing to build one game after another. They learn, they adjust and they just work very hard and everything they have earned so far has been well deserved. |
We just have not played good defense lately. That's not our character. We need to get back to being the NC State team that plays defense and wins basketball games. We can't rely on our offense to win games. Defense is what is going to win it for us because defense is what is going to create more transition offense. |
We just need to come with the same levels of intensity. It's just a mental effort. There's nothing physical about it, there's nothing too hard to think about, you've got to just come and do it. … If we can play every game like we played against Memphis, … I think we'll do great in the second half of conference. |
We keep having unfortunate things happen to us with injuries and everything, but we're just trying to stick with it and keep our heads high and play as hard as we can. We don't have a lot to work with, so effort is going to have a lot to do with us winning. We have to play as hard as we can so we can get some wins. |
Kevin Bacon (1958-) |
We know each other pretty well because the juniors and current seniors have been playing together since the fourth grade. We've grown to rely on one another which is why we're so balanced and have such good team chemistry. We count on each other because if one is struggling, another is right there to help them out. |