"They don't have the kind of environment they have here. The fans here have a passion." -Dick Vitale


"Apparently the University of Kentucky basketball dynasty is to continue forever." -Philadelphia Inquirer


"I see no reason to end the basketball season just so some of these schools can start spring football practice early... Someday they are going to wake up and realize that basketball is here to stay." -Adolph Rupp


"When you see Kentucky's fans, you just wonder. You think how wonderful it would be to go to their school. You wish you could trade places for a day, just so you could experience that feeling." -UCLA player Kris Johnson


"They had it before you, they had it during you, they'll have it when you're gone." -Al McGuire


"If it doesn't matter whether you win or lose, why do they keep score? I'm not engaged in a popularity contest, I want to win!" -Adolph Rupp