Lot of Respect. My two favorite quotes: *

About Muffet:

“There’s really a tremendous void in the coaching profession," Auriemma said. “These last number of years, women’s basketball being on the national stage and the Final Four being the biggest stage, Muffet McGraw and Notre Dame have been a huge, huge, huge part of that.”

About Niele:

“I just love Niele. I love everything about her,” Auriemma said. "I love how passionate she is. I love her intensity level and her coaching style and watching her on sideline and seeing her during the summer at recruiting. She’s great to be around.

“If they kick our [butt] the next three years," he added with a chuckle, "I might not say this.”