I enjoy her in a different way than I did my own kids. … Since I'm retired, I have more time to be with her and go places,

I told the kids at the time, 'Let's see if you can back it up,' and, my gosh, here they are. What these kids have done is simply phenomenal.

I think we're peaking at the right time, just prior to the playoffs. The kids are really excited and they have brought the defense to our opponents, especially over the last six games.

I thought our kids gave a real gusty effort. They didn't appear to be intimidated by the circumstances, which is a good thing for us.

My call for no severance is not vindictive, but necessary to show how serious we take his misdeeds, his damage to AU, ... We must remember the cost already of Ben's excessive behavior.

It's the single-most creative thing I've seen done (in San Jose) in a long time.