Mark Dantonio - 24th Head Football Coach at Michigan State University
Notable Quotables from the Press Conference.... (yes, I watched the entire hour)
"It's tremendous to be a Spartan. To me, I know the phrase 'boldness by design' exists here right now. I can tell you as a Spartan, whenever I walked into any school in America, whether that was in Michigan, Ohio, the East Coast, in Florida, Texas, California, I walked in with boldness because I knew I represented something that was special. I knew I represented something that had history behind it, had tradition behind it, had championships behind it, a place that was nationally known for its athletics, not just basketball and football, but for its entire athletic program. I am so, so proud to be here today, to represent Michigan State University in this capacity."
"I'll stand up here today and tell you that my faith is very, very important to me. Our players will have an opportunity to express that faith at any time they wish to do so."
" He could come to Michigan State because he can win championships here, you have the opportunity to play against the best. You're going to put 78,000 people in this stadium here, you're going to play in front of a national television audience, play big time football. You'll have a chance to be a part of a great tradition. The facilities here. There are so many different reasons. You want to be a veterinarian, you should come here. Criminal justice, engineering, education, those aspects of this school. All the different things, all the past.
You know, history is the best indicator of the future. It's been done before. There's tremendous love for Michigan State University. I know the state is split right down the middle. If it really were to be known, it's probably a lot more green, and getting a lot more greener today than it was yesterday.
That's bold."
"It's tremendous to be a Spartan. To me, I know the phrase 'boldness by design' exists here right now. I can tell you as a Spartan, whenever I walked into any school in America, whether that was in Michigan, Ohio, the East Coast, in Florida, Texas, California, I walked in with boldness because I knew I represented something that was special. I knew I represented something that had history behind it, had tradition behind it, had championships behind it, a place that was nationally known for its athletics, not just basketball and football, but for its entire athletic program. I am so, so proud to be here today, to represent Michigan State University in this capacity."
"I'll stand up here today and tell you that my faith is very, very important to me. Our players will have an opportunity to express that faith at any time they wish to do so."
" He could come to Michigan State because he can win championships here, you have the opportunity to play against the best. You're going to put 78,000 people in this stadium here, you're going to play in front of a national television audience, play big time football. You'll have a chance to be a part of a great tradition. The facilities here. There are so many different reasons. You want to be a veterinarian, you should come here. Criminal justice, engineering, education, those aspects of this school. All the different things, all the past.
You know, history is the best indicator of the future. It's been done before. There's tremendous love for Michigan State University. I know the state is split right down the middle. If it really were to be known, it's probably a lot more green, and getting a lot more greener today than it was yesterday.
That's bold."
