Pat Fitzgerald Quotations

Give Rancho credit. They played hard. We don't have a good history in this gym. I'm happy with the way we gutted it out in the fourth quarter. Different guys did it for us at different times with Donald coming through at the end. He's a clutch player.

I think he was happy with the court's decision. At first he seemed shocked but when it sank in, he certainly had a big smile on his face.

What you see is what you get with him. He's just a football player. He's irreplaceable. People are going to ask next year how you replace a guy like him, how do you fill those shoes, and I'm going to tell them you can't.

We play good team defense. We're allowing only 47 points a game. Anything under 50 is really good.

The Red Cross met the immediate emergency needs for food, clothing and medical supplies.

We're disappointed because we let a late lead slip away. But we've been on the road before and had success so we'll see how it works out.

There's less impact on the joints. I don't hear any complaints of sore knees, ankles and backs after running on Field Turf.

Absolutely. He was kind of doubting the knee and just wasn't there mentally because of it.

It's a great feeling to clinch the title. We may have played our best game of the season tonight. Everything was clicking.

It's unfair to indict coach Barnett or the recruiting process or college football, because it goes deeper than that. I think it's a direct reflection of society, that we need to do a better job educating our children about what is and isn't acceptable.

The guy I know is of the highest moral character. I find it hard to believe in any shape or form he would condone or harbor an environment for these things to take place.

The field turf is much less abrasive and much more forgiving.