Mike Brey
Mike Brey
Michael Paul Breyis an American college basketball coach. He has been the men's head coach at the University of Notre Dame since July 14, 2000...
distracted guys
It's going to be crazy; it's going to be wild. I don't want our guys too distracted by that.
good south urban
It's good we won. It's the Urban Irish, the Urban Irish, all right? Even in South Bend.
bit great love people ratings relate
It's great drama, isn't it? We're like entertainment. We're a little bit of a miniseries right now that people can relate to, where everyone's a heartbreaker. The ratings people have got to love us because every one of them comes down to the wire.
bit good hopefully locker smile smiles therapy
It was important for them to smile a little bit in the locker room. We haven't been able to do that in awhile. Hopefully that's good therapy for us as we get back to work.
good hopefully locker smile smiles
It was important for them to be able to smile in the locker room. Hopefully that's good therapy.
atmosphere good picked
I told our guys, we're not picked in any polls. I think for this group, that's probably a very good atmosphere for them to be in.
group heard hearts hurtful last maybe move problem selection taken watched
The problem with last year's group was they watched the selection show and had their hearts taken from them. And maybe more hurtful than that was they heard all the speculation for a day that they should have been in, as much as I told them, 'It's over, move on, we're in the NIT.' ... This group, there's no drama.
build came group happy hopefully league needed
We needed a league win. I was happy with how our group came out and hopefully it's something we can build on.
basketball biggest city face games next three trying week york
We know we face the biggest basketball week of our lives. We're trying to get to New York City with the three games we have next week.
position scratch trying york
We're in a position where we're just trying to scratch our way to New York City.
both good great job
Padgett did a great job on both ends. And Jenkins did some good things down the stretch.
body hard players punched taken
Our players have been punched hard and taken some body blows.
best felt gave lift lose played
They gave you a lift and really kind of played off each other. That's the best I felt substituting. We didn't lose any momentum.
best finishing luck sorry talented
They're a talented group. I know they haven't had the best of luck finishing games, but we can't feel sorry for them.