“We've never been ranked that high (in the past). Rankings don't intimidate us.”
Casey Schlock
“As someone who played a team sport, I feel a bit uncomfortable being ranked as an individual so high,”
Franz Beckenbauer
“Rank does not intimidate hardware. Neither does the lack of rank.”
Norman R. Augustine
“It just goes to show you can have a high ranking and be undefeated to a certain point, but once you lose a game, if you start losing consecutively, just like that everything goes away.”
Bobby Jones
“And I know how other teams view rankings. When you're ranked above them and they think they should be there, they use that to come out on fire.”
Jim Moore
“We're always happy to be highly placed by any ranking, and we are very proud of our academic programs. But we always question whether rankings alone are enough for anyone to judge the quality of an institution.”
Rick Moore
“When you're highly ranked in three out of four years, teams are going to be gunning for you. We have to play every game and get better because teams step up when they're gunning for you.”
John Lawhon