Todd Turner Quotes (16 Quotes)

People want Washington to be noted as a place of integrity and quality and that's what Tyrone brings. We've been in court too much and in the headlines for the wrong reasons.

I don't want to second-guess their decision, but it certainly did well for the University of Washington. We got a guy who was a fantastic fit.

They'll threaten to take the check to the prosecutor and have you arrested for writing a hot check.

I had researched him well and I just admired the guy. I thought he had a philosophy of accountability and the kind of value system that was really appropriate on a college campus.

Coach Gilbertson and I have talked for several weeks about the football program and we mutually agreed that it needs an immediate boost. Keith will finish this season as our head coach and has agreed to assist me beyond that time to develop a strategy for reinvestment by our university in its football program.

He's done an incredible job of instantly changing the culture of what we've been having to deal with over the last few years. He's restored confidence in the players he's returned them to being focused and more disciplined and more committed. You can see it in the way they act.

We've never talked about a timetable, but both of us are experienced enough to know that things like this don't happen overnight. But at the end of the day we need to be a competitive football team that fits the university's image and its mission and its values. Tyrone will have as long as it takes to make sure that happens.

Notre Dame's expectations are high, their traditions demanding. They made a decision they felt was right for Notre Dame, and it was to our benefit.

That kind of behavior is not tolerated on our team nor will it be tolerated in our athletic department. Hazing and intolerance is not part of our culture at Washington.

All parties agreed they talked about this a long time ago. I can assure you that all of us have learned from this, so our system will get better.

We've got to make it a destination event.

Scott is one of the most talented and respected athletic directors in the nation. With Scott's arrival, I believe we now have one of the strongest, most experienced, and talented administrative teams in the nation.

They say tourist dollars turn over in a community seven times, or something like that.

Arkansas is the only state in the country that has a Constitutional amendment limiting interest to 17 percent.

Our core business in athletics is about teaching and coaching.

And you won't get him to do it. He is very respectful and has a lot of affinity he loved his time there.