283 Quotes by Steve Alford

That's what I appreciate the most about our guys. They've really got great resiliency and resolve about them. They know how to respond after a tough setback.

They're hard to prepare for because they are potent inside and out. They are pressure oriented defensively. So we've got to do a good job of getting open and handling the ball.

If you keep your eyes fixed on Christ, He's going to reward you.

I wasn't impressed with many areas of our defense, which has been pretty solid all year. I don't think we defended very well.

They're probably the best defensive team in the league. They put a lot of pressure on you. We had some key stretches where we took ill-advised shots and that translated into bad defense (on the other end).

Fans will come if you have a good product.

There's been a lot of pieces to it that have come at different times. But they've fit the puzzle very nicely.

My complete focus and efforts are on trying to help my team win a Big Ten championship. That's my only concern.

The majority of the Big Ten towns are college towns. The colleges are kind of what run the towns.