I though he was unusually thoughtful and insightful with regard the huge responsibly of this week which in many ways will determine the shape and expectations of the season.
For example this answer to a question about the Stanford game:
“I remember when winning these games meant everybody in the country would say…wow, look at Connecticut, they are really good…where did they come from? If we win Monday night, everybody goes, big deal…they are supposed to win. You really don’t know what is the absolute best approach to take. I think, the approach that has helped us the most in the last ten years is one of…it’s November, we are home, we are playing a really good team, its national television, we want to go out and play great. Tuesday morning, we get together to get ready for Friday and Sunday. Unlike the NCAA tournament where there is no practice on Tuesday if you don’t win Monday, it is kind of different. I think what happens after Monday’s game is always bigger than what happens in Monday’s game. When we played Stanford last year, and we did that, we came home and the next five days in practice weren’t great, then we didn’t play great versus Notre Dame. I think the way you respond to tomorrow, obviously is important because you want to win, but what you do Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday is going to be a lot more important than what happens Monday night.”
