Quotes by Dane Fife

“Indiana State? That was the last game before our conference. And weve geared our guys toward that.”

“Young kids, man. Its always consistency with them, you know that.”

“I wasnt surprised he took that shot.”

“He claims hes ready, but we have to see how tender it is (today). He moved well (Tuesday).”

“Our kids kept us in the game with sheer work ethic and will. Northwestern off its win over Iowa is just a juggernaut at this point.”

“Finally. The key word is finally. Hopefully, we never have to take a road trip like this seven-gamer again.”

“I felt like we were a family and our family was being torn apart, and I didnt want it torn apart any more.”

“If theyre not kept on staff, we may not have a team next year. We may be left with four guys.”

“Weve been traveling like crazy. Its been really hard for our guys. Im not making excuses for them. Their legs are gone; their minds are a little quirky, and its hard for them because of their youth and lack of experience to make adjustments game in and game out. But there were some veteran-type responses (Wednesday against South Dakota State).”

“This is his first season in two years, so hes got to make sure he rests his legs, stays off his feet. Hes not to a point where he can just come out and fire his shot. Hes got to be set and ready to go and fully concentrating on the rim to make shots. Its good to see him back on track. We need that same thing out of him the rest of the year.”