MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — It's no secret that Rick Stockstill has a reputation of being level-headed. While you can see his excitement on the sideline after a big Blue Raider touchdown, or after a win at No. 25 Miami, most of the time when he speaks to the media, whether it be after practice, during the offseason, after a win, after a loss, the tone is the same: steady.
Which is why when he took the podium during Thursday evening's groundbreaking for the new $66 million Student-Athlete Performance Center and practiced the five Bs of public speaking ("Be Brief, Baby, Be Brief"), the excitement was evident.