Daryl Gross Quotations

We have a young team and I think they've shown me they have a level of commitment and desire to compete. It's really exciting.

I wouldn't be interested in our coaches recruiting players from Duke, given the situation. I think it would be inappropriate.

I think that was a significant step because the old turf was hard and it was being used against us in recruiting. Coaches from other schools were saying, 'You don't want to go there and play on that surface because it's dangerous and you might get hurt.' Well, that issue has been eliminated. This stuff is the closest thing to grass.

I was getting a lot of bad e-mail about, 'How could you do this? You and Garrett are just destroying USC football.

That was my first game ever. I thought, 'Am I at the Final Four?' I just loved it.

It's truly amazing when you think about it. A sellout at Madison Square Garden would be perceived as a bad crowd here.

If you pack that place, it can become one of the most intimidating buildings in America. I saw what a spectacle the Dome was this past winter when we had those 30,000-plus spectators for basketball. I think we can make it even more intimidating for football.

Being my fourth year, I'm getting more familiar with our conference. We're hoping we can compete with teams like Salisbury (Christian) and Greenwood. We're hoping we might break into the top three in our conference this year.