We've just gone to two places and got beat pretty badly. We go back home, the last time we were at home we played a great game. We're one game away from a regular-season winning season, and that's something we haven't done (since 2002). We get the opportunity to do that Saturday. |
We've stayed with the older guys for a long time. Not that we're going away from them, but we've got to do something different. |
What you do as a family, that determines your character and what kind of person you're going to be. We can either lay down and we can accept this or we can get back up and fight. I told them I choose to fight and I believe they're going to choose to fight. |
When we can go inside to Curtis, he's good at scoring with the basketball. I've really focused this year on our offense. We're a little behind on defense. |
When you have a young time like we do, it's going to affect them. Sometimes when you have an older team you may have a situation where guys have been there, and it becomes a rallying cry for everybody. |
Whenever you play Mississippi State, it's obvious it means a lot. You don't take that lightly. What I don't do is, I don't put our whole season into it. But when you look at the schedule, obviously, every year, as soon as you get the conference schedule and you look and see when you play Mississippi State. That's what rivals are all about. |
You can't come to the floor and get 19 turnovers against one of the top 10 teams in the country and expect to win. It just doesn't happen. |
You can't have 19 turnovers against a Top 10 team and expect to win. |
You're always concerned and I'm concerned about our kids. But you know, let's win. And not win to change anybody's perception of what my job situation is. I've just always been a guy that, when I set goals, stays focused on accomplishing it. I still see that winning season out there. All the other things, whether I'm going to be back, all that, you just learn that all that counts is Saturday. |