“We had to replace four coaches from last year's staff and I'm very pleased with the personnel we were able to bring in. Jeff is obviously a talented, young coach who will play a key role on our staff.”
Walt Harris
“We had turnover within the coaching staff and within the personnel of the team which are negative signs, ... Some of our student athletes were having trouble succeeding academically, which is a bad trend. ... I think this coach will restore a lot of that discipline.”
John Murray
“We got the personnel, we got the coaching and we got everything we need to turn that thing around,”
Brian Dawkins
“As difficult as it is to find good coaches, we had Dave in the building. We had the personnel we wanted right here.”
Mike McKee
“With the personnel they have, how coach Fairchild calls plays, those are the wild cards. They've thrown more passes than anyone in the league, and I don't think that's going to change.”
Tony Dungy
“We were 3-13, so you expect changes in coaching and in personnel. I'm proud that the team did fight. It wasn't like we had a bunch of Green Bay games (a 523 loss on Oct. 9). We lost three or four games as the clock ran out, and even today was a good game.”
Wayne Gandy
“Once we lost scholarships our staff had to make some difficult personnel decisions. As a result, we have lost retention points because student-athletes have transferred when we were not able to renew their aid.”
Frank Anderson
