Butch Davis Quotations

We understand that Butch Davis inherited an awful football team with virtually no talent. However, why do you keep defending the man (and his talent evaluation skills) when he clearly had awful drafts for the Browns?

It's a great place. I've got family and friends - but it's a difficult thing. It's unfortunate that Houston's going through a tough time and I wish him the best and want him to win this weekend.

It's a fresh start for him. He might come in and be absolutely perfect.

That's a great example of what we preached to our defense,

That's an unfair thing. Houston is a friend of mine.

The biggest win you have to win is the locker room. ... And it's very difficult when you inherit a football team - you go someplace and all of a sudden these guys have got seven-year contracts and the coaches have got three.

You had to change just the perception from within of who this football team was,

In college, there are two or three Saturdays that you can just show up, whether it's Florida playing Vanderbilt or Miami playing Rutgers, and you're going to win. Sundays in this league are like playing Florida and Florida State every week. A two-and-seven team can be as good as anybody you'll play.

We'll have an update probably some time, 12 o'clock on Sunday. Stay tuned.

I know people were sad, angry and they were upset. But this was a great opportunity. An opportunity of a lifetime.