Once we have a new stadium, it will energize the athletes in Minnesota, the coaches in Minnesota, so that it will help recruiting next year. Even though it won't be there next year, that class will play in it.

We at Minnesota expect more than a 10th-place finish in the Big Ten ... . We want to get back to the 'Big Dance' and the Final Four, and if I didn't think this coach was capable of doing that, he wouldn't be standing here.

I want to talk to coach ( Don ) Lucia . The difference is that in Green Bay, the Packers incurred the risk. Here, we would be taking the risk. I've got to weigh the options. I'm not looking to make a lot of money, but I certainly can't afford to lose any money.

I think they made the right decision.

Glen and I talked a lot, more than people realize.

There never was a thought of going in a different direction.