“He showed me his character by not flipping out and giving people the stereotype that they were putting on him. He's going to have a great impact. He's gotten stronger and we need him to bang and rebound.”
“Honestly, I don't think it's his last year. Coach Chaney will quit when he wants to quit. He'll have to get rolled out of here before he quits. As long as coach Chaney is alive and can yell at me from 90 feet away, he'll be here for a couple of years.”
“[Last spring when calls were made for Chaney to be fired], that hurt me. I thought, 'How can you do this to a man who has done so much for this university?' It still hurts to this day.”
“I don't think he's retiring. He's got a couple more years ... as long as he can scream from 90 feet away. You've got to respect a guy who wants the best out of you.”
