That's what you're supposed to do with good players that have been around for four years.

When the players want to win more than the coach, that's a great sign, and I see that.

You know me, I don't feel like we're ready, but I do think we can get ready in four days. Illinois is playing awfully well, they haven't lost many games in the last couple years, but we're gonna be ready on Thursday, I can promise you that.

I'm really excited. A lot of our older players were here. I felt like the old guys were back and we played our old style.

The pressure [on today's top freshmen] is incredible; it's just ridiculous. They're supposed to start, star and lead you to a championship as a freshman. If they don't leave by their second year, it's considered a test of their manhood.

I think Ohio State deserves a lot of credit. The last four minutes of the game, they played extremely well. I didn't think I'd have to go with a four-guard lineup as much as we did.