Rick Hartzell
Rick Hartzell
ahead forge intention keeping mac
We're going to forge ahead with every intention of keeping Mac as our coach.
knew sooner
We knew this day would come sooner or later.
exciting fun great pieces
There are a lot of exciting pieces to this game. I think it will be great fun.
basketball best coach fact
I think he's the best young basketball coach in the country, and I am overwhelmed with the fact that we can keep him here at UNI.
basketball best coach fact
I think he is the best young basketball coach in the country, and I am overwhelmed with the fact that we can keep him here at UNI.
due five hire hope next poor second tomorrow wants
I say what I'm about to say with all due respect. We are not going to be anybody's second fiddle. We're not going to be anybody's poor little brother. . . . I hope tomorrow we can hire the next one that everyone wants in five years.
asking call chair coaches great offered permission shock sit somebody steal talk took
When you sit in this chair at this place, you know if you've got great coaches that somebody is going to come in and steal them. It wasn't a shock when I got a call asking permission (to talk to McDermott). It wasn't really a shock when he'd been offered the job. And it wasn't a shock when he took it.
gives kids lets meets ncaa regional regular season shoot west year
It gives us something to shoot for during the regular season that we didn't have. It also . . . lets our kids get some recognition and gives us something other than two meets at the end of the year - the West Regional and the NCAA - to shoot for.
fast feels forward goals great love mac move page program turn
I love Mac dearly. He's a great friend. I know Jake feels the same way. But he's a Cyclone now. We're going to turn the page and move this program forward as fast as we can, with the same aspirations and goals we had.
coach friend great iowa state
To be honest, Iowa State got a great coach - and they got a great friend of mine.
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We will not, in this program, take a back seat to anybody. We've had the best basketball program in the state of Iowa over the last three or four years. We have nothing but plans to keep that going.
absolutely acts blink brings everybody excited felt lose mac match might move perfect qualities
It might be better. Who knows? We didn't want to lose (McDermott), but everybody acts like we can't move forward, and that's absolutely wrong. I'm energized and excited about this because I think (Jacobson) brings a lot of the same qualities that Mac brought. We just weren't going to blink . . It just felt to me like it was the perfect kind of match for this place.
felt match perfect type
It just felt like the perfect kind of match for this type of place.
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It was a little bit of a funeral atmosphere for a day or so. But today is the turning of the page. We wish him well. I love him dearly, he's a great friend and I know (Jacobson) feels the same way. But he's a Cyclone now.