Mike Thomas

Mike Thomas
bunch nobody wives
The wives are integral. Nobody would come to see just a bunch of men.
details good
It was very organized. It had good details on every one of the kids. He was very thorough. I was very impressed.
process short sit wide
At this point, I don't have a short list. As we sit here today, the process is wide open.
action affects battling coaching final incredibly team timing trip university
The timing of this action, with our team battling for a trip to the NIT final four, is incredibly unfortunate. I am very disappointed in how this affects the student-athletes, our coaching staff, the university and our fans.
comments specific university
My comments were not in any way specific to the University of Cincinnati.
balls catching chance everybody felt field fire good intensity level running work
It felt good to be back on the field and to get a chance to work out the kinks. It was good to be out there catching balls and running routes. There was some good and bad. We were getting the springtime fire out there. For the most part, I think the intensity level of everybody was high.
evident knowing people recruiting short spent talked time
From all the people I talked to and from the time I spent with him, it was very evident he could get it done on the recruiting end, even knowing we had a short window.
ad basketball becoming came college constantly countless experts name since talked
Since becoming AD on Dec. 1, I have talked to countless coaches, commissioners, administrators and other experts around the college basketball world. The one name that constantly came up in these discussions was Mick Cronin.
asked coast fans gulf help hit hurricane katrina pitch raise since
Since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast region, I have been asked by many of our student-athletes and fans if they could pitch in and help raise funds,
build confidence continue fan focus
My focus would be to continue to build the confidence of our fan base.
assumed folks further hired search third
(When we hired a search firm) folks automatically assumed that we were at first base, and that couldn't be further from the truth. We're rounding third base.
charity fool mind people stage themselves
We've got a lot of people who don't mind getting on stage making a fool of themselves for charity.
clicked extra looking passed perfectly
We passed perfectly - everyone was looking for the extra pass. It?s really the way we want to play all the time. It clicked today.
ball bragging move rights
We can take the bragging rights out of spring. We were able to come out and move the ball and get things done.