Dane Bradshaw
Dane Bradshaw
control game statement
It was more than a statement game. It was a championship game for us. We wanted to control our destiny.
battle game mental percent team
No team is 100 percent right now. That's the part of the game you have to battle through. It's about mental toughness.
great high
It's great to be such a high seed. Now we need to go play that way.
blessing next opportunity senior situation treat year
I told everyone to treat this like your senior year because you don't know what next year will bring. To be in this situation and have this opportunity is a real blessing for us all.
becoming buy clothes early event football girls people saying shirt starting talking treat
It's amazing. People are starting to treat it like a football game. Girls are saying they have to buy some new clothes or a new shirt for the game, and they're talking about how early they have to get to the game. It's becoming an all-day event now.
fortunate happy hard last learned perfect reflection rest seniors success
We've all just learned so much from (Pearl), and we're a reflection of him on the court. He's working just as hard as we are on the sidelines, and we're just very fortunate to have him as well as the rest of his staff. It really has become a perfect fit, and I'm very happy for the seniors that they're able to have this success under him in their last year.
act buttons celebrate flying gave hulk laughed locker shirt
We started to celebrate on the court, and he told us to act like we've been there before. Then we get to the locker room, and he rips his shirt off and buttons are flying everywhere. He just kind of did a Hulk Hogan impression. ... We all laughed and gave him a Gatorade bath.
compete hard opponent realize view win wire
That's how each opponent is going to view us now going down the stretch. It's down to the wire for a lot of people, and they need a big win. We've got to realize we need that win just as bad, and we're going to go out and compete as hard as we can.
career goes road special won
This is the most special place on the road for me. In my mind, I know that I've won at Kentucky. It's something that goes on the career resume.
football game students talking
This game had become an event. The students have been talking about this like it was a football game.
basketball couple minutes solid sweet talking
A couple of more minutes of solid basketball and we're talking about the Sweet 16.
coach coaching contagious few game leads lost pearl picking starting telling versus wisconsin
Coach Pearl was telling me about a game versus Wisconsin he had. He said that was one of the few leads he's lost in his coaching career. We're picking up on the coaches' mentality, and it's starting to become contagious around here.
afraid coach crack feeling hard joke seconds
Coach is not afraid to crack a joke in the huddle with 30 seconds left. There's just something about it, it's hard to explain. But there's a feeling that even if we're down with 40 seconds to play, we're going to find a way to win.
coach gets major point
Coach gets his point across. Major will be fine. It's not just on him. It's on everybody.