After careful consideration I've decided we need to move in a different direction from a staffing standpoint on defense. We certainly wish coach Edwards the best and appreciate his loyalty and dedication to Furman football over the years.
It keeps the defense intact and going in the right direction and with him and hopefully the other coaches staying, we'll keep this thing going. It's a late Christmas present for all of us.
It all fits in with the way they play. They're relentless. They're really good on defense, and the fact they can come with so many different guys allows them to stay fresh.
That's the first time we've ever shot the ball like that this year. You've just got to keep coaching defense because the shots are eventually going to drop. You build your house with defense.
Today, the US spends less on defense as a percentage of our economy than we did at any time since he Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. For the world's only superpower, that is an invitation to very serious trouble.
If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong.
We're going to play defense the way that we play defense all the time. They execute well so we have to play sound, fundamental football. That's what we plan to do.
We had a good Cabinet meeting, talked about a lot of issues. Secretary of State and Defense brought us up to date about our desires to spread freedom and peace around the world.
We just focused on doing a bunch of different things on defense, but man did it for us tonight. The first time we played them, we should've stayed home. We are playing together now and Hayley is back.
The kids just played an exceptional game. Defense right now is playing very strong with five shutouts in 10 games. I'm excited for the guys that they were able to have a good offensive output tonight, and I hope we can that into the next two games this week.
I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
I think overall the past couple games we've tried to play good defense. With [Luongo] in the net, he gives you a chance to win every night. It's nice to end the trip with a win.
A lot of defense is just want, just wanting to do it. It's hard work. You get tired, you've got to be able to defend and that's what we're working on. But they're working at it. It's not something that's going to happen overnight. Team defense takes a while to develop.
Defense and rebounding win championships and those two things are hard work. I have it written on the board up there that offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.