Mike Riley set the stage for Erickson's success with two strong recruiting classes before he left to become coach of the San Diego Chargers. Nowadays when I see them, they're not as spectacular. But the first couple of times I saw them my eyes would definitely go straight to them. There couldn't have been a better guy to come in. We were winning them.
Contributions are unbelievable.
We're going to redo the stadium. We're building a facility in our basketball arena. When you have that kind of commitment, you can win and be successful. He was mentioned for the jobs at Southern California and Arizona State. But at this point in his career, Erickson had grown weary of the chase.