Brian Kelly Quotes

"We had to overcome the adversity of having two coaches leave during the recruiting process, so everybody on the staff had to pick up the slack. We had a lot of coaches in areas that are not normal for them, but I thought the commitment of our staff throughout the process was outstanding."

"It further damages the state's ability to attract and retain job creators, because it is essentially a tax on small businesses."

"Absolutely, without a doubt, ... What we do out there and what we've been doing for the last couple of years, you can look at other tandems and try to compare their numbers to ours. I think our numbers are better and just the performance that we bring to the team. I definitely think we're the best tandem."

"We're excited about Charley joining our staff. He brings a great deal of experience in the MAC and specifically within the passing game. He is a well-respected individual in the coaching profession and has a bright and innovative mind."

"I have a great deal of faith and trust in our judicial system. These young men will be given the opportunity to have a fair trial, and because of our system of justice, are innocent until proven guilty. However, as student-athletes, they are held to a higher level, and will remain suspended until further information becomes available."

"I have a great deal of faith and trust in our judicial system. These young men will be given the opportunity to have a fair trial... However, as student-athletes, they are held to a higher level, and will remain suspended until further information becomes available."

"I consider Kelly/Shorts to be a premier stadium of its size in the country. It's definitely part of the vision we had for our program."

"I thank all three of them for their commitment and loyalty to the Central Michigan University football program. I wish them the best in their future endeavors."

"It's a nice swagger we have right now. There's a lot of confidence in this locker room."

"It's a matter of being at the right place at the right time and having the right conversation. There were a number of Big 12 teams that were in the mix there. Ontario was a late qualifier, academically. And we stood by him. Four days prior to our Indiana game he had not been certified by the NCAA, so sometimes you have to hang in there with a young man and build that trust, and we built that trust with him, and he rewarded us with some great play here and ultimately signing with us."

"(Miami) has tradition, a level of confidence where each and every week they believe they're going to win, and they're very talented, ... Add great speed and athleticism to an Indiana team, is the way I look at it. I'd rather be playing Indiana again, quite frankly. We think that much of Miami."

"We're in control. It's always good to have some control over things this time of year."

"The good signs were on defense. We did some things on defense that we can build on. We feel the defense can make an impact now where in the past we didn't feel that way."

"We were going to run the football. We knew it. They knew it. Everybody knew it."

"We came in here with the idea that we wanted to make it known that Central Michigan football is a program to pay attention to, ... We came in here with a chip on our shoulder, because of all of the off-the-field distractions."

"Hey, (PSU) has a heck of a football team. But I'm very disappointed in the way we played. We were ready and excited for this opportunity and we failed to take advantage of it."

"We'll probably be an underdog for the first eight games,"

"We came here with a chip on our shoulder today. With the things that went on back home this week and the way we were perceived... we wanted to show the country that in no way, shape, or form could we not win this football game."

"It will be a great honor for me to play against Joe Paterno, (but) we would like to win the game."

"The North Bay is a very prosperous region, and deposit growth is very strong here. This is no secret, and for this reason there will always be a steady flow of startup banks that fill the much-needed role of community banker."