Pat Rice Quotations

He had a terrible year last year. Last year, he got into a bad spot, and he couldn't get out of it. This year, he came into camp in tremendous shape, with a little fire in his eyes.

He has a lot of talented players around him but Kris is at the hub of our defense. He has a real positive effect of bringing kids together in a way kids respect. Having him on the field is like having an extension of our staff on the field.

He seems to have the tools that will get him to the big leagues: the hands, the arm, the bat. But what you notice most about him is his character. If we're ever looking for a leader, Rob can be that man.

It certainly can't hurt. And it will give some of the dated hotel properties downtown a reason to upgrade in order to compete.

Kris Canto is to our defense what Nick Clemens is to the offense.

Experience is a difficult thing to replace and he's got it. He's gone from being a good player to becoming our acknowledged leader of the offensive line. He keeps everything together.

These properties are being built where the growth is.

And there's another 439 rooms scheduled in the district for 2007.

And there's another 439 rooms scheduled in (Boise) for 2007.

It was pretty neat to see our kids pick up each other. It's one of the cool things about coaching, to see a group of kids rally behind each other like that. We talked about grabbing hold of the rope and everybody pulling together. And that's what happened.

The few kids we had back, we knew they'd be solid. But could they influence the rest of the team?

I really liked how we responded when we were down. We haven't been there and our kids, you weren't sure if they get deer-in-the-headlights type look, and they responded well.

All I could think was that this guy's better than anybody we've got right now.