Gavin Smith Quotations

When I came here I was feeling pretty strong about South Carolina. I knew I needed to take this visit just to be sure, so that I came here and saw it and made a good decision.

On the Coast you're going to have thousands of homeowners that want to rebuild. If the home is gone, there's nothing to elevate, so we're making the argument that they should pay for the foundation and a portion of the cost of the new house.

We're proposing a new model of housing, to replace 20,000 FEMA trailers in our communities with something akin to the Katrina Cottage. They're more livable and more in keeping with our coastal architecture. They're safer and can be anchored on elevated foundations.

I think it's good for the players. I don't see the events as really competing against each other; it's more like they're working in conjunction. I wouldn't mind if the same thing occurred in more places.

We don't want them to evacuate the Coast, if you will, and be replaced with high-rise condominiums.

At South Carolina, I hung out mostly with my host and that was it. But all of Virginia's players hung out with us. They all hung out together like a big family. They're cool guys.

Things just changed. I liked it. I even went to a store and bought a pair of orange cords.

Coach Groh talked about my toughness a lot. He said he saw that when he watched my game film and really liked it.

I looked a little bit deeper into the school part and realized I was overlooking that. It was a tough decision but I had to look past football. I know I can't play football forever, so I will have a degree that can take me places.

If the money is appropriated, then Congress would expect us to spend it. We'll cross that bridge when we get there.

The Katrina cottages plan is central to us. Until we get the housing resolved, that really is the foundation of recovery.

The frustration level is not uncommon. The not knowing and not having the answers is frustrating. Disaster victims just don't know what to expect.