Joe Kines Quotes


We're going to play them all and give them all the chance and let it all shake down. We'll get in a hurry in the fall. - Joe Kines



Well, it's about like getting ready for open-heart surgery. It's quite a challenge. It's not an easy deal. - Joe Kines



We signed six last year and brought five in and maybe that's one reason we didn't get another one. Guys tend to look at what you've got on the lower end of it (freshmen) than they do the upper end (seniors). Next year, we'll be in a situation where that will definitely be a need. - Joe Kines



We really started out worrying about it. And as the game wore along, we said, 'Look, the coverage is great. They're not going to beat us scrambling. He'll get whatever he'll get, get on the ground, and we'll go on and play. - Joe Kines



We didn't want to give up that touchdown at the end, but they had been scoring about 80 points a game, and to give up 10 ain't too bad. - Joe Kines



That's 12 runners and hitters. That's really what we were looking at. Obviously, there were others we were looking at that chose to go elsewhere, but we're really proud of the ones we got. They all have some things in common: they all can run, they can strike you and this group's grades are as strong as any we've signed in a long time. - Joe Kines