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"He just never stops. He has sort of really accepted his role as far as what he needs to do to promote the game, to sell the game [and] sell the game to the students."

"I'm certainly not one to say it's a requirement to be in the NCAA tournament. These guys know it. They are are here at the University of Georgia to compete at the highest level. You never really have to get into those discussions. I'm a patient person, as long as we see things going in the right direction, which I'm sure Tom will do. I'm sure we'll be fine. There's no measurements that you put on anything that early."