“I think it?s safe to assume that he?s rooting for his alma mater.”
Baker Dunleavy
“You all think I'm the first guy to ever coach against his alma mater, ... This happens a lot around the country.”
Steve Spurrier
“[Miles] said, 'We're going to do the alma mater,' and everybody was like, 'What?,' ... I am actually excited about the celebration with the students. I want to see how it goes. This is the first time LSU has ever done anything like this, so I'm happy to be a part of it, but I'm still on the edge about not knowing what to expect.”
Justin Vincent
“She didn't have anybody going to her alma mater and she was kind of upset about that.”
Cindi Simpson
“That's how it was born. Johnnie wanted to save his alma mater.”
Max Blumberg
“I've had my alma mater (Bemidji State) call me the last two times the job has been open. But where my kids were in school, and where I was at professionally, it just wasn't the right time. A lot of times in this profession, it's all about timing. Still, if you told me 21 years ago that I'd be here 21 years, I'd say you're crazy.”
Dave Heiss
“I didn't really want to watch while they were celebrating. When you lose the final game, it doesn't mater what tournament; it's not fun to watch the other team celebrate. You're happy for them, they deserve that but, you know, the only thing I could think about was it could be you, too.”
Antero Niittymaki