21 Quotes by Jon Cooper

We've got good leadership and chemistry on this team. That's something our team lacked the first two years. There's still a couple of pieces of the puzzle needed to push us across the top. Rome wasn't built overnight, but I truly believe we can pull this thing off tonight.

The prime directive is to keep people safe.

One reason we've been so successful is that we have such a deep team. We get everybody involved and we have somebody different come through nearly every night. We've got a very well-rounded team.

I don't care how many games this series goes as long as we win. Everybody knew who would win the previous two years, but this series is up for grabs. Texas will have its eyes open going into this series.

Give Texas credit for battling back. Our players are confident. They know when they're rolling that we're pretty good. The thing to remember is that you don't win a series in one game. This will be a marathon, not a sprint.

We're on a pretty good run and today we ran into a desperate team. Maybe they deserved a better fate. Our guys just did what it took to win.

He seems pretty into the school with new ideas and energy for the future, and so are we - so that is great.

I think Fairbanks' frustration set off the fights. Now we get to rest a couple of days before preparing for Texas. We've played a lot of games and need a break.

Riley really played well. We did what we had to do to win. There were times when we let our guard down, but Riley kept us in it.