No matter how strong they make the implications, they cannot make a racist out of Adolph Rupp.

Last year, no matter what they had, you could kind of get them regardless of what the coverage was. Now it's harder for us to get off the ball. They're a lot more aggressive.

There's no carry-over ... What happened in the regular season doesn't matter. They've had a tremendous year, they've got an excellent hockey team and it's going to be tough. But we believe in ourselves.

No. Doesn't matter,

It doesn't matter to me. I know that I am getting the reps with the No. 1s, and if I was still going with the 2s, I would be doing the same thing,

It is the latest pathetic excuse from an administration that never admits a mistake, no matter how disastrous.