11 Quotes by Pete Lembo

It didn't upset me. I was upset that we didn't execute the play. I was upset that we missed a tackle.

Without question, this is a very challenging schedule. The Southern Conference is an outstanding league from top to bottom.

We won a game that we probably didn't deserve to win.

At Lehigh, we gave out over $2 million in need-based athletic scholarships, need-based being the key, on our football team last year. We spent as much money as an awful lot of people do on scholarships and attacked recruiting in the very same way you would here.

It was as clear as it gets. It was not a judgment call whatsoever.

I'm pleased with his development, and he's done a solid job academically, as well. And I know he's excited to go back to his home state.

Every year is different and every team is different. Your talent is different, how it gets is different, your leadership is different. That's one of the things that I really enjoy about it [coaching] - trying to maximize the potential of your team relative to how it changes every year.

I really try hard to keep a good bead on the pulse of the team. Am I pushing the right buttons? When do I need to be harder on them? When do I need to have a little more fun with them? It's all about timing. The more I can do that the better chance we have for these guys to be hitting on all cylinders and reach their potential.

That's something that I just can't underestimate the importance of, the staff continuity. I really think that the players feed off the coaches.