41 Quotes by Pete Boone

Coach Vaught took Ole Miss football, and to a certain extent the University of Mississippi, into the national spotlight.

You never know until you interview how mutual the interest is. We think they're very interested or else they wouldn't interview.

You read newspapers and you read that people think you can't win at Ole Miss. You can.

It's really hard to articulate the measure of success Mike's had, because you really have to consider where (the program was) when he started. We had had several years of poor performance and it's hard to get that turned around. But he's done it pretty quickly by being consistent and getting progressively better each year.

That's 10-12 that we were really interested in. Of course, then we had to find who was interested in us.

Once Ed decides who he wants, then he and I will sit down and I'll ask him why. He and I have already talked about (several issues). Getting the right person that fits what he needs. Chemistry and personality matches up and stuff like that.

Not only did these remarkable student-athletes excel on the playing field, all of the former athletes also graduated from Ole Miss. That's a true testament to their character.

I'm really not going to give it a whole lot more thought than what I've already said.

If you're going to be successful in any venture, no matter what it is, you better hire the best people possible. Whatever it takes to hire them, you're either going to be a player or not. And we intend to be players in it.