All I will say is that something could happen quickly.

He believes in this program in a way that's way off the charts. His last move was to put the Cyclone team first and foremost.

I can assure you I did not take this decision lightly.

I can assure you that I didn't take this decision lightly.

I called Greg to see if we could talk on Sunday. We agreed to do it at a home of a mutual friend in Iowa City.

By then, it was hard to remember what day it was, let alone what time I made the phone call. I told him to talk to his family and that we'd talk again very shortly.

I just feel coach McDermott was a better fit for Iowa State.

I hope not. I would anticipate that we're in. We're one of the top 100 best teams in the country.

I made a personal commitment to myself that when the opportunity came it would need to be at the right place and the right time. The job is just too demanding to want to be an athletic director. I wanted to be an athletic director where I knew it was the right place and the right time.

It was hard. He's an outstanding coach, and he's going to have many outstanding opportunities ahead of him. I just feel coach McDermott was a better fit for Iowa State.