The first thing you need is experience. You need to have senior leadership to really go far, to get you through the tough times.

We feel we have a person whose leadership, experience and courage in his past jobs can help Mississippi State succeed.

We reminisce a little bit about the run. But usually we argue over which team could go on the same type of run this year.

It's sometimes embarrassing when these guys come back, because he makes such a big thing about them being part of the program. They really respect the fact he integrates what they've done with the guys that are currently here.

It was all about will and you just don't want to go home. They didn't want to go home, and we didn't want to go home.

Ask every coach in the NCAA. Who wouldn't want to have a dominant big man? They'd all want to start with a big man, and that answers that question. There's not a coach out there who would turn down a big man.