For that little stretch there we really needed to be in the attack mode. That was our opportunity to distance ourselves and get a commanding lead.

I appreciate (AD) Rick Hartzell coming to me and not waiting to look anywhere else.

I appreciate (athletic director) Rick Hartzell coming to me and not wanting to look anywhere else. He felt I was the right guy to meet the challenge, and I feel I'm ready to do that.

I don't see my philosophy in terms of the way our team plays changing much. I really don't. I don't like change with anything I do. I especially don't like it when things are going well.

I feel like I've worked hard but I've also been very fortunate. I have skipped a couple of steps in terms of climbing the ladder.

In the second half I kind of got it going a little bit. Coach put the ball in my hands and ran some plays for me, and I was able to hit some shots.

I not going to change things just to change them, because I need to get away from Mac's shadow. I won't do that.

Iowa guys have done tremendous things in our program. To be able to get another Iowa high school player, let alone one from our backyard, is a huge boost for our program.

I'm going to feel like I have something to prove when I get there, much like when I came to UNI. It's going to be the top 64 players in the country, and I have an opportunity to compete against the best.

Any time you get a loss, it's a wakeup call. This is a game we really wanted to get. We got what we deserved with the ranking. We had a chance to be one of the first teams in the country to get to 20 wins.