Chris Scelfo Quotations

He left. He quit because he felt he was playing for everybody else. His heart wasn't in it. That's sad because we felt he had a great future here.

He is still day-to-day. We're really taking it slow with him. He's a fifth-year senior. We're treating him like a veteran. He knows what he can do and what he can't do. He's going to play (in the season opener Sept. 4).

I can't say enough about the job the Tulane administration has done to get us where we are right now. Our No. 1 priority was to get everyone enrolled in school, and while it's not ideal to be spread out the way we are, we are ready to get back to normal and return to every-day life the best we can.

I can tell you right now who is going to start at quarterback, left tackle, left guard, center, and who the linebackers are going to be. Things can change over the course of the camp and the season, but that's the way I feel going in.

He has torn ligaments in there. At receiver, I feel like we're going to lose a lot of experience, but I really believe we have the talent there. We just have to grow up faster.

What matters is we're playing. We'll play in the parking lot at Popeye's. I guarantee you I'll play in the parking lot at Wal-Mart if that's where they tell us to play. That's all we have is football. We've lost everything else.

Joe, we could have put him in (Monday). We've got other guys who need more work than he does.

I still think our guys don't know how bad it is. From what I've heard, unless you're on the ground in New Orleans, you can't comprehend what has happened there.

I think the biggest challenge we had this year was getting players to come down and take a look. We had the most amount of parents we ever had come with them, and that was very encouraging. We worked very hard to get that done.

Our team is going to be ready to play. You are going to be amazed. It is a special group with character and pride. We are going to control what we can control.

We have a policy here: When you cramp, you're going to take the next day off.

We were very lucky to be able to get out of there. We were one of the most fortunate groups in the city. And it's just been absolutely heartwarming the way people have reached out to us.

We're not going to use being a homeless football team as a reason to not try to succeed on the field.

Tonight's football game and tomorrow's practice is not as important to me as those families waiting out there in the parking lot.

We had some breakdowns on a couple of plays, but the thing I am proud of is when we had to make a play, they made em. Four or five, six years ago, we didn't have that capability. That's what I'm proud of.

We didn't hide a thing from them. We showed everything and the biggest thing was the fact that we gave them every opportunity to see any facet of the city they wanted to see. You know, the areas of the city that are most devastated aren't areas that we as student-athletes frequent. We made sure that was pointed out.

There's not one kid in that locker room that doesn't lack for character. I'm extremely proud of the way they played.

In the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States, you've got to stoop pretty low to do that. You're lower than dirt. I'm not going to tolerate that. There's people in our business that don't belong in our business.

It's not about football with these kids, it's about mental health.

That's all we have right now, is football. We lost everything else.

As a coach, you're never where you want to be, but we are way ahead of where we were at this time last year. We have several veterans in key positions, and for some of them, this is their second or third go-round with camp. They know what to expect and they've reacted accordingly.

I just hope they (the Mustangs) are still sympathetic to us. I hope they continue to help us out and turn it over a lot and give us a chance to win.

They've had our number the last couple years. Their quarterback is one of the best quarterbacks in the league.

It's all we have left. We've lost our homes and our city. Now all we have left is our families and football. In that respect, we have all that we need.

It's a tribute to all the parents. The kids also remained strong to the program. We never lied to them. Facts are facts. We were honest about our situation.

Though our wins and losses are not where we wanted them to be, to have 100 people see this season through is a great testament to their character.

This team is full of character. They're going to show up and play, and if it's good enough for a win, great. But to say we focus just on football is not true. Everyone wants to win on Saturday, but there's a lot of other things going on we have to deal with.

Wins and losses right now are important, but in reality it's the least of my concerns. My concern is to make sure than we give hope to anyone watching us. I am not going to judge this season on wins and losses.