Freshmen Quotes

When half your team is freshmen and your wrestling a Division 1 schedule you're going to be in trouble. Imagine if half the offense and defense in football were freshman, there'd be real trouble there and we're in that same situation. - John Sacchi

When guys come in as freshmen, I make a point; Page and myself are on it, so if we're on it, it sets a good example. Then, we tell them how important we think it is. We hang our hat on punt team. - Spencer Havner

When freshmen and their parents arrive in the Butler quad, they have an expectation that they're going to live in a Collegiate Gothic dorm, so the fact that [Butler] isn't gothic may be a problem for them. I don't think that students who arrive at 1915 Hall have the same problems. - Jon Hlafter

What Pete and Jake did this year as leaders is what Jake and Matt will have to do next year. Matt would've been a district qualifier and maybe even a state qualifier if he'd not gotten hurt, so we're going to be improved next season, especially with the experience these freshmen got. - Mike Ellsworth

What a way for them to go out. I'm also excited for our freshmen because I want them to set this as a precedent for how it's going to be for them for the next four years. - Lisa Bluder

We've seen this before. Freshmen have to learn how to play through a [scouting report]. That said, I don't think he's played poorly, but he hasn't gotten the numbers. - Lorenzo Romar

We've recorded over our voices once and double the harmonies, make them thick. The Four Freshmen do that. - Bruce Johnston

We've made tremendous progress. Our inexperienced post players have come long way, and our freshmen. - Steve Bender

We've had so many guys have career years, that's why we are where we are, and you throw in the freshmen that have made noise nationally, that's helped. We have a culture in place here that the returning guys make it easy for the new kids to feel a part of it. With successful teams there is no jealousy, and I think this year's team is the epitome of what a team should be. They have those intangibles that hold you together. - Dave Burkholder