Here are some of them:
"If you want to know how not to spend Christmas in Hawaii, ask me."
"Ole Miss was tired of us winning, that's why they voted (to disband divisions)."
"B Bryant was the biggest winner from our trip to Europe. You'll see a lot from him this year. He's a leader."
"Rodney Hood may be the best freshman we've ever had. He's a great person, student and athlete. He will start as a freshman"
"you all want to hear about Sidney. We'll get to Sug, believe me"
"When we left campus today he (Sidney) was in good shape"
"Toughest thing for Sidney was learning discipline. Basketball is easy. His attitude is much better."
"We've got a great schedule this year. Whoever made that schedule last year with 5 games back-to-back is stupid"
"Cal has 4 of the top 5 players. He's going to coach them up to the NBA this year. (laughter) You guys are drinking that Kool-Aid too huh?"
"Our AD's doing a great job. You guys aren't taking out ads in the Clarion Ledger"
Asked about Twitter: "Do you really think that's me on Twitter? You know I'm not too fond of it (Twitter)"
Asked about no divisions: "You know god (Cal) was the chair of that committee. He gets his way"
On Kentucky game 2 years ago: "If I had a water bottle, I would have thrown it too. You might need to fill those up again"
On Marcus Grant: "He called and said he was committing to Northwestern. He hadn't even visited MSU. I couldn't let that happen..."
"I jumped in the car & drove over to Macon GA. I got there at 2am and knocked on the door. His momma came to the door & shut it in my face.."
"His dad came down, we talked and got on the MSU plane and the rest is history"
"We're going to welcome Texas A&M to the SEC at the Coaches Vs Cancer (now 2K Sports) Tournament"
"god (Cal) wanted 1 division so Kentucky could be 1st of 12/13 instead of just 6"
"Some teams angry with us winning the West voted for it, but now instead of finishing 5/6, they'll be fighting for 11/12/13"
"Practice facility is already paying off. We've brought 4 recruits for visits and had 4 commitments"
"We are working on 2 more recruits. You know I can't say their names. It'll come down to either us or one of the big-name schools for them"
"The one kid we offered in the 8th grade. His father passed away from cancer a few months later. Before he passed, he told me "Coach, take care of my son" You know I plan to honor that wish & I bring it up when recruiting him. You have to do what you can these days"
