For the naysayers. You know who you are.
December 7, 2015:
"I have a message for fans, supporters, administrators, players, basically anybody that loves this program: We need to create some positive energy around this program. It's going to take an extreme amount of work. It's going to take a lot of the right people going in the same direction."
“We're not going to make a lot of goals that talk about results with winning games and championships. We're going to worry about making goals that make us better tomorrow than we were today. That's all it's going to be about.
“The wins will come. Hopefully championships will come. But that's not my focus. That's not going to be the program's goal, at least early on. It's about getting better every single day.’’
"I want to build a first-class program that the university and the state and the people that live here and support us are happy and proud to say they are part of the Rutgers football program," Ash said.
"That's what I want at the end of the day. If I can do that, the wins will come, a ranking will come, all of those things that everybody wants, and how I'm going to ultimately be measured here will come. But there's a process to get to that."
"I think it's about being yourself, being honest, being straightforward, building a connection and really selling what you're trying to do, what your vision of the program is and what you want to try to accomplish. But it's about the people more so than anything, and the way that we take care of our players."
Nov. 20, 2016:
"I came here with a plan, came here with a vision," Ash said. "You go back to the opening press conference that I had standing right here in this room, I never told anybody it was going to be easy. It's going to be difficult; we've got a lot of challenges that lay ahead, but we'll get there. And I'm not going to make any predictions on when, but we'll be there; I can promise you that."
December 7, 2015:
"I have a message for fans, supporters, administrators, players, basically anybody that loves this program: We need to create some positive energy around this program. It's going to take an extreme amount of work. It's going to take a lot of the right people going in the same direction."
“We're not going to make a lot of goals that talk about results with winning games and championships. We're going to worry about making goals that make us better tomorrow than we were today. That's all it's going to be about.
“The wins will come. Hopefully championships will come. But that's not my focus. That's not going to be the program's goal, at least early on. It's about getting better every single day.’’
"I want to build a first-class program that the university and the state and the people that live here and support us are happy and proud to say they are part of the Rutgers football program," Ash said.
"That's what I want at the end of the day. If I can do that, the wins will come, a ranking will come, all of those things that everybody wants, and how I'm going to ultimately be measured here will come. But there's a process to get to that."
"I think it's about being yourself, being honest, being straightforward, building a connection and really selling what you're trying to do, what your vision of the program is and what you want to try to accomplish. But it's about the people more so than anything, and the way that we take care of our players."
Nov. 20, 2016:
"I came here with a plan, came here with a vision," Ash said. "You go back to the opening press conference that I had standing right here in this room, I never told anybody it was going to be easy. It's going to be difficult; we've got a lot of challenges that lay ahead, but we'll get there. And I'm not going to make any predictions on when, but we'll be there; I can promise you that."
