Freshmen Quotations | Page 6

He's just a freshman and we have a lot of depth this year. I think there's such an adjustment for freshmen from a strength and physical standpoint. He's doing a good job with that. He's a complete player. He just has to continue to improve and get himself used to this level.

How can we base the season on one game when you're starting three freshmen and two sophomores? To me, that's something that we can't allow to happen. I'll encourage the guys, and I'll get on them. I'll be the same way I've always been.

I didn't view it as my final stop before retirement. I knew the class we have as freshmen now, but the family dynamic is such that it was time now.

I didn't think it would take long (for the freshmen to have an impact). I didn't expect it to be that big, though.

Certain things a freshmen needs to know to be successful.

By the end of the freshmen game, there were 2,500 here. Halfway through the JV game, they said there were 3,100. It was pretty electric.

Honestly, we still need to work with various commissions and through the administration ... It's not something that current freshmen will see most likely until their junior or senior year. But, it still is something definitely worth pursuing.

Honestly, the thought never entered my mind when the kids were freshmen that they could win the league some day. But they kept improving and Sam (Steinmetz) was the missing ingredient.

He struggled with the speed of the greens. But he handled himself very well. There are not too many freshmen out here.

I feel like our freshmen and sophomores are able to handle the pressure, handle the challenge, they've done it all year. A lot of pressure's been on them and they've done very well so I'm not concerned at all.

I'd say the outlook is good. Between the seniors who graduated and the new freshmen and those returning, we should be equal or better to last year.

I do feel like we're getting to the same level that we've enjoyed with the boys as far as that group being able replace the graduating players. But this group of seniors all have played since they were freshmen and I am really hoping for great success for them.

For one thing, we only have two players starting from last year's team. The rest are freshmen and juniors. That's lots of inexperience.

For the next three years, those freshmen are going to remember that last half-hour (of the selection show) and remember what it's like and what it means and start owning their team and buying into what we're telling them.

For some of the younger guys, it is a chance to find out what college distance and level of competition is all about. Most of the freshmen are going to run unattached for right now so we can kind of see where they are at and decide whether, later on midseason, they will put on their uniform and use their eligibility.

You can talk about two out hits all year long. Being able to do that after not being able to do it the first two days was big. Two of the freshmen got the big hits so you love to see that.

The main thing is that our 10 freshmen are still learning the system. But our sophomores already have a year under their belts and our juniors and seniors will be leading the way a little bit.

The juniors have been around since they were freshmen and they are starting to show their maturity as players. We've had a lot opportunities to play because of the good weather and that has helped get things in order.

These freshmen have been terrific. We ask these guys to do an unbelievable task. All of them have grown up in a hurry.

These freshmen are strong and have plenty of international experience, especially Mauricio and Kim. They are such good competitors and have really been strong for us down the stretch.

These freshmen are determined and relentless, and they're just going to get better and better.

This has been our first medal ever. We knew the freshmen were good. This bodes well for the future of our team.

Alex (Kirkpatrick) continues to learn from every race and I am proud of her run. The rest of the race for us was courtesy of the underclassmen, as sophomore (Stephanie) Housley and freshmen Mindy Lake, Lisa Lake, and Kira (Davis) earned the remaining team points.

A.J. is the only starter back. We lost our 1-2 and 4 pitchers. We have a lot of freshmen playing.

A.J. is a good pitcher. He's not as experienced as the other pitchers are, but he'll give us a good five to seven innings. We have a couple other freshmen in line (for relief) that I feel can do the job and take care of what they need to so we can save some of our pitching for the rest of the weekend.

A key to success for the girls team will be the development of new athletes. Many of the freshmen have looked very strong in the early going and could make an impact right away.

The guys behind the first three, I don't see any sense of urgency in them. We need (the incoming freshmen linebackers) to come in here and maybe wake them up.

The great thing is they are freshmen and sophomores (that are playing). It's forced time, but it's time that they need I know it will pay off.

You win games with strong offensive line play, but you win championships with strong play on the defensive line. The play of the freshmen defensive linemen will be important for us. They made great improvement over the course of the season and they will have to keep improving.

All year long he?s been a real good role model for the underclassmen. The freshmen have really inspired Joe and he showed them the way.

The good news about freshmen is there's always room for improvement,

The games -- I'd like to say it helped our freshmen -- but they're like a MASH unit now.

The freshmen played well. The most impressive players this weekend were Brooke and Randi doing their thing.

The freshmen played such a big part in the win. I think it's a big lift for them and for our team, to know they can do it.

The freshmen played great. They soaked up everything around them and took time to evaluate the other team. They played with a lot of swagger and hunger.

The freshmen now know that they're playing for a No. 1 team, not a middle-of-the-pack team.

The freshmen next year, now they'll have the opportunity to vote.

The freshmen have speed and make us a good solid team. We just need to stay away from injury.

The freshmen haven't been there yet, so they really don't know the meaning of a Big East championship. I don't think that they take it for granted. I just don't think they know what it means yet.

The freshmen have been great this year. Some of them were forced into important roles early in their seasons and are really making the most if it.

The freshmen grew up a lot and we as a team grew up a lot. We learned how to win.

The freshmen dorm is a true ice-breaker experience. You meet so many people here. My friend lived in Sherburne earlier this year, but there wasn't community there and he moved to Holes. When I went to visit him (in Sherburne), no one had their doors open. It's hard to meet people that way.

The freshmen come in during the fall and it's a blur to them, adjusting to college, away from home for the first time. As a staff we're trying to get everyone ready to play and operating in the system so they have to pick it up and don't exactly learn everything they need.

The freshmen are the lights at the top of the tree. We have a really nice team that does a number of things very well.

The freshmen are the fun ones to see improve.

The freshmen are really playing well. They are improving a great deal. When you reach February, you're not a freshman anymore and these girls are taking on a lot more responsibility.

The freshmen are fitting in nicely. They remind me a lot of our current junior class. They are very much ready and prepared. They are ready to impact our program right away.

The first time they gave it to us out of respect and tradition, what we had accomplished last year and what we had coming back, not realizing we had four freshmen starters. Now, the second time around, we earned it out of respect.

The first part was getting all of the freshmen and sophomores out this year and then keeping them out. For whatever reason, we've had the glue that has been keeping them together. We're trying to capitalize on that energy and ambition and they're learning a lot.

All of our young kids really got better this year. The future looks bright. We have really good freshmen coming in. We have JV guys that are ready to step in and make a difference. We have 10 or 11, I think, pretty good kids. We're not going to fall off the pace very much.

All the freshmen did real well this weekend. The mistakes just come from being young.

The last three spots in the order will be juggled a bit. We have a couple of talented freshmen down there.

(The losing this season) was not what I anticipated, nor expected, and certainly not what I accept. But we're anticipating we're going to be successful next year. We played four freshmen at times this year and had some injuries to seniors. And we have a great class coming in.

The league's been all about freshmen this season, therefore people have the perception the Big 12 is not as good as it's been in the past.

A lot of people didn't even know we were being investigated. When the news broke last week, our freshmen were like, 'We were under investigation? No one ever told us.' It's not like I bothered to tell them.