It's kind of surprising that someone's looking to sell when industry conditions are as attractive as they are right now. Maybe this is the time to sell if you don't think it's a core business. |
It's one of our biggest alumni bases --outside of the Midwest. I guess there could be a lot worse places to go in the country. |
It's over. I told them: 'One, learn from it. It should hurt a little. If it doesn't, we're in trouble. Two, it's a clean slate. It's our fourth season. You did great in non-conference, 14-0, kicked some butt. Conference, you were close but no cigar; you have no one to blame but yourselves (because of the home loss to Penn State). And now we laid an egg. You've got one more chance, and it's how you finish that everyone remembers. |
It's pretty clear we're inexperienced and immature. But that's not an excuse. I told them that, too. I told them that if it happens again, it's going to be real sad around here. |
It's pretty obvious they came ready to play. They came with a high level of intensity and we didn't match it, especially in the first half. |
It's taken a toll on him. Both those guys, that's inside and they have to fight through that. There's a big weight on their backs. But to sit there and worry about it and let games pass by and then kick yourself in the butt ... You've got to cut loose and play, but that's easier said than done. |
It's tentative right now. It's almost like we're playing on eggshells. But who knows? We may sneak back into the race. |
It's the end of an era, there's no doubt. That's college basketball. You lose guys. We'll have a little bit of empty-nest syndrome for a while, but you can't do anything about it. |
It's the NCAA tournament. You play at that magic level. |
It's tough to stop May. They had probably more inside threat with May than we had, and it made the difference in the game. |
James has progressed probably faster than we thought. He's a pretty good healer. We're hoping he can start some stuff on the court next week, maybe some light-contact stuff. |
Keep doing it, yes, ... It's something that no doubt got us through December, January, maybe into February. . . . |
Kids are always looking to be a part of something, and this is the chance to be a part of something that may save a life down the road. |
Last year about this time they were starting to wilt. I've talked to several other Big Ten coaches, and they're scraping. Last year in our game at their place, they just gave in. That's not the case right now. |
Last year we were supposed to win. We were supposed to get to the Final Four. |