14 Quotes by Dane Fife

If they're not kept on staff, we may not have a team next year. We may be left with four guys.

I felt like we were a family and our family was being torn apart, and I didn't want it torn apart any more.

We've been traveling like crazy. It's been really hard for our guys. I'm not making excuses for them. Their legs are gone; their minds are a little quirky, and it's hard for them because of their youth and lack of experience to make adjustments game in and game out. But there were some veteran-type responses (Wednesday against South Dakota State).

He claims he's ready, but we have to see how tender it is (today). He moved well (Tuesday).

I think any time you've got an opportunity to coach at a top-five program, you've certainly got to take a long, hard look at it.

Our kids kept us in the game with sheer work ethic and will. Northwestern off its win over Iowa is just a juggernaut at this point.

Finally. The key word is finally. Hopefully, we never have to take a road trip like this seven-gamer again.

To me, it doesn't matter where Indiana gets their basketball coach. Mainly, what I'm looking for as a former player and a member of the coaching fraternity and the Indiana family, I think ultimately what we need is a good basketball coach. We don't necessarily need a 'name.' We need a good basketball coach.

Everything I know of Kelvin Sampson is positive. What I can remember is his teams were very disciplined, they played hard and they played the game the right way.