8 Quotes by Danny Hope

Morale is high on the football team. We've got a good football team.

I thought there were a lot of positives out there. I think we're much improved over last year, but we're disappointed not to have come away with a win in our home opener.

I would like to play games closer than home. You can do more with the revenue if you don't spend it all on jet fuel. North Carolina State is close enough to where we can bus and our fans can go. It's a difference maker for you financially, and I think it's also a difference for your fans.

This team is a lot better than the Division I-A teams we've played in the past. This is a football team that ... could be a BCS-bound type team.

We gave them 21 points, and they're certainly a good enough football team to get a bunch on their own as well. We were embarrassed by our performance in the first half. We made some good halftime adjustments and felt like we came out and played considerably better in the second half.

They do a lot of things. They have so many routes, so many formations. You can be overwhelmed with all the information you have to assess.

It's a great game. It really is. It's one of the biggest sporting events in the state of Kentucky.

I don't regret coming down here. I knew we were going to face a very talented football team. I wish we would have come out of here with the score not being quite so lopsided.