Larry Templeton Quotations

We started by offering tickets to evacuees in the Starkville motels. We thought we would give out about 200 or so.

Obviously, the program isn't where it needs to be, but we sat down and outlined some goals to get us back up. These are certainly tough times, but I'm confident we can overcome them.

If it's (adopted) straight across the board, it would be significant.

He could run for governor of Mississippi today, he's that popular --Êand he hasn't coached a game yet,

He could run for governor of Mississippi today, he's that popular -- and he hasn't coached a game yet,

I would've preferred to have the open date more toward the middle of the schedule. But it just wouldn't work.

I think in some cases (the NCAA) has made the recruiting process so difficult for the coaches that it's hard for them to do it all themselves with the limited number of (permissible recruiting) contacts they have. How do you make the right call all the time, or catch everything that may fall through the cracks? I don't have the solution. But we do have a process that we're comfortable with.

I think Southern Miss needs to comment on their game management. I was not there. I didn't see it. I've only talked to a number of people involved in it.

We were walking along the fan fest they were having and it looked it was going to be one of those perfect evenings, ... On our way back to the stadium the snow started flaking. We were laughing about how long this could last in Shreveport. By the end of the night, it wasn't a laughing matter.

We fully understand the terrific strain Tulane University has been under in coping with this tragedy, ... We are doing everything we can to assist Tulane in its hurricane recovery efforts.

We found the problem and we corrected it.

Every person in this stadium today can touch someone who has been affected by the events of this week.

This is the first time we've had a chance to bring some of our athletes to the Coast. We've brought kids from football, volleyball, soccer, track and golf. The response has been tremendous.

They need all the help they can get in the situation they are in. It's the least we could do.

It's a great opportunity for us to create some excitement in the Starkville community.

It's a reasonable bid. Based on my conversations, sites are judged more on seating than finances.

I've heard all kinds of stories since then. The snow got deeper. It got colder. It was a terrific ballgame, but to play it under those conditions was incredible. The most dramatic thing, however, was driving home the next day. Driving on those icy roads and dodging people who were trying to pass you.

I've heard all kinds of stories since then, ... The snow got deeper. It got colder. It was a terrific ballgame, but to play it under those conditions was incredible. The most dramatic thing, however, was driving home the next day. Driving on those icy roads and dodging people who were trying to pass you.

Certainly, West Virginia wasn't ranked as highly then, but they were a respected team. This is consistent with what we've been doing with our (non-conference) games through the years. It's a good home-and-home.