“We wanted to make a statement. A seven-year contract makes a very strong statement that we believe in him, and it makes a strong statement that we're convinced that he's going to take our basketball program to the level of national leadership that we expect.”
“We believe he will be our coach for a decade or more. He has been at Oklahoma for 12 years. My belief is that he's going to be so successful here that this will be his final coaching position.”