“I wish I could anticipate some of the stories and lies that will be told. It's going to be great to get everyone together so we can tell all of the families, all of the wives and children, just how good we were because they never got to see us play.”
“There's no question that we were not expected to be there. We weren't picked to be in the top two or three in the Southeastern Conference. With nobody over 6-5, there was no way we were going to be there, so looking back, we did accomplish a great deal.”
“I think he would be interviewed, absolutely. By the same token, he got a contract a couple of years ago that pays him pretty well. This is a heck of a program. It would tough to pick up and leave what he's got going right now.”
“Sure, there were times when I hated the man but like all great coaches he was a great teacher. He would settle for nothing less than our very best. That's what a coach should do.”