Quotes by John Speraw

“I wish we had more, but there arent a lot out there. Quality middles are far and few.”

“Volleyball can be a pretty simple game. I think serving and passing is a huge part of it. Tonight, we served well and got them out of system more than theyre obviously used to. Theyre a good passing team. I think they were a little off tonight.”

“Its pretty exciting for the university and the community. Were expecting a great crowd and we expect a big BYU following to be there. Hopefully, our student body will answer the call, too.”

“BYU is pretty impressed, thats for sure. Theyre bigger than we are, more athletic and more experienced. Theyve got some good servers, theyre big at the net and Nielson runs a great offense. BYU is far and away the best team in American right now.”

“I trust his opinion. It turned out well.”

“Were not super flashy, but were super steady. A lot of people think we play old-school volleyball. Im proud of that.”

“Theyre both great defensive players and I didnt know if Alfie being a senior would make a difference. Every once in a while a walk-on turns out to be a great one and we expect Brent to have a long and illustrious career with us.”

“I dont see how they can give it to anyone else. I think the committee, based on the criteria, is obligated to give it us.”