Quotes by Dick Bennett

“I think (Bush) has quite a challenge. Theres something there that some Republican voters, especially men, arent buying about the guy.”

“We are seeing in the numbers he is ahead, but the depth of his support is not as great as it could be, so I think what is going to happen is, theyre going to take a look at him and compare him to Gore and see where it all plays out.”

“At the moment, McCain fits the bill of the type of candidate Republicans are looking for, in light of whats happening to the Bush presidency. He can be a conservative Republican to conservative Republicans, he can be more moderate to independent voters, because of the straight-talk aspect. He fits the profile of what different voters want.”

“Matt is a great fit for our staff. He is a young aggressive assistant coach who has been at two Division I universities that have turned around with his recruiting and coaching abilities. He was an integral part of the players landed at Denver and Middle Tennessee. He was a heck of a player in college who was a bulldog and he carried that into his coaching career. He has recruiting ties in the Northwest, West and Midwest.”

“Were all 100 percent for keeping the elementary schools in their communities opposed to making a warehouse for the kids, so to speak.”

“What people dont like is uncertainty. What they really dont like is a president who doesnt acknowledge uncertainty and deal with it. Americans can take bad news, but they want a way out of it and they dont see that from Bush.”

“Sometimes you have to be empty. That is one thing I have truly learned in all the rebuilding projects. At some point, you have got to take a punch to the gut that just empties all the arrogance or pride or false hopes, and then you realize we better face up to who we are.”

“I thought we were respectable against Morrison.”

“We have not shown the improvement I expected.”

“We were consistent on both ends of the court.”