Dane Bradshaw
Dane Bradshaw
coach coaching contagious few game leads lost pearl picking starting telling versus wisconsin
Coach Pearl was telling me about a game versus Wisconsin he had. He said that was one of the few leads he's lost in his coaching career. We're picking up on the coaches' mentality, and it's starting to become contagious around here.
bath buttons flying gave laughed
It was kind of funny, buttons were flying everywhere. We all laughed and gave him a Gatorade bath in there.
guess position sure
I think we were in a position where we had them where we wanted them. I guess we just didn't execute. I'm not sure really what happened.
defense defensive key looks open pace points rebounds sure three ugly unheard
I think we had three defensive rebounds in the first half, which is unheard of. We had (41) points at halftime, so we were on pace offensively. Obviously, though, the whole key was defense and a lot of easy, open looks for them. I'm sure it's going to be ugly on film.
aside pulled realize twice until
I didn't even realize I did it twice until someone pulled me aside and told me.
anybody count everybody trade
I know I wouldn't trade him for anybody else in the league. You can't count all the things he does to make everybody else around him look better.
compete hard opponent realize view win wire
That's how each opponent is going to view us now going down the stretch. It's down to the wire for a lot of people, and they need a big win. We've got to realize we need that win just as bad, and we're going to go out and compete as hard as we can.
city love memphis referring
I was never referring to the city of Memphis or the players. I should have used better terminology. I love the city and the program.
great high
It's great to be such a high seed. Now we need to go play that way.
becoming buy clothes early event football girls people saying shirt starting talking treat
It's amazing. People are starting to treat it like a football game. Girls are saying they have to buy some new clothes or a new shirt for the game, and they're talking about how early they have to get to the game. It's becoming an all-day event now.
afraid coach crack feeling hard joke seconds
Coach is not afraid to crack a joke in the huddle with 30 seconds left. There's just something about it, it's hard to explain. But there's a feeling that even if we're down with 40 seconds to play, we're going to find a way to win.
football game students talking
This game had become an event. The students have been talking about this like it was a football game.
bring easy energy game playing step
Even when we started to get a double-digit lead, we were still playing a little sloppy, and they were getting some easy buckets. We've got to step up and bring the energy every game if we want to be champions.
career goes road special won
This is the most special place on the road for me. In my mind, I know that I've won at Kentucky. It's something that goes on the career resume.