Jim Sterk Quotations

I think he deserves it. Dick will be the first one to tell you: Tony is building the program. He's giving Dick the tools as the head coach to be successful.

The integrity of our programs and the ethical conduct of our personnel are of the utmost importance to us.

If we hadn't gotten it, then part of it would be delayed and some of it maybe we couldn't get to in the end. Construction costs are going up like crazy 13 to 15 percent a year. So the longer you wait, the more it costs.

Without the notoriety of the band, I wouldn't bring a Division I-AA team to Seattle. I felt the band gave the game the fan appeal that would make it a true event.

There was probably some false hope. If I had a choice, I would have liked to have a (non-league opponent) that won in there.

I think I did what I expected to do. If you ask me, 'Is that what you wanted?' No, I wanted more.

I think it's a good thing for us. We've done it in football, and during the winter break it makes sense to do that in basketball.

We've had him out with people speaking and he just represents us well on all fronts.

It became logical and probably the smartest thing I could do to continue with what's started. I told Dick this summer, I said, 'I hope you realize I'm telling people Tony could be even better than you.' And he loved it.

Last year, I let Tony and Dick know what my intentions were and this summer I put it into writing so there would be no question about the direction of the program.