Rick Hartzell
Rick Hartzell
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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.
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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.
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To the general public and to our fans, it is obvious what a great job that Greg and his staff have done to put UNI basketball on the national map. 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.
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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.
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No one has called me from any place, and that's the absolute truth.
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I am so happy that we were able to secure this private support and am hopeful that Mac, his staff and family will be with us for years to come.
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Mac is more of a laid-back, easygoing guy. Pat is the opposite. He's fiery, and pretty excitable. Where they're similar is that they're great people, good family guys. They have gone back to their alma mater and have really enjoyed being there.
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There are a lot of exciting pieces to this game. I think it will be great fun.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I have never been more excited and energized about a head coaching appointment in my career than I am with the hiring of Ben Jacobson as our men's basketball coach. Ben is ready to take this step. He has the support of the current team and our recruiting class and he will do a great job of maintaining the excellence that we have built in our men's basketball program.