20 Quotes by John Swofford

We feel that this system will benefit officiating in college football. All of us want a correct ruling on the field and we believe that implementing this system will enhance the quality of officiating. The system that was used by the Big Ten this past season received very positive reviews by administrators and coaches alike.

Ultimately, he was widely outvoted. We had to wear him down over a period of time. Finally, I think he realized there wasn't a whole lot he could say about that if that was the way the university wanted to honor him.

We're probably a little short on bowls for one year, ... We'll want to do everything we can possibly do to have a home for all of our bowl-eligible teams if at all possible. But that will be a challenge this particular year.

Hmm. Information that could have been brought to my attention yesterday .

Jim Weaver and Seth Greenberg are to be commended for how they have addressed this issue.

I think we're looked upon as being on equal footing. The proof is in the pudding. The fact of the matter is you have to go out and compete year in and year out.

We have talked about it but haven't been able to wrap our arms around a consensus. It is time for more serious discussions. The issue has more relevance than in the past.

We are currently working with both institutions to reschedule the game,

We are confident that this is the beginning of a great new tradition in ACC football and the annual hallmark of what will be one of the most anticipated and meaningful games of the year,