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Michigan State Spartans Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tom Izzo joins Dan Patrick on the Dan Patrick Show as he gets his team ready to face Ole Miss in the Sweet Sixteen. He says his players understand the moment and are ready to go. He talks about using Magic Johnson as a recruiter. And he admits there is no control over what’s happening with the new N.I.L. and transfer portal rules.
Dan Patrick: “You got these coaches who are saying, ‘I can’t. I don’t want to do it anymore.’ It’s transfer portal, N.I.L. and it’s just not the way it once was so what is motivating you to continue to do this?”
Tom Izzo: “Stubbornness, you know, to be honest with you; it’s total stubbornness. I still love what I do. I don’t like what has gone on, I don’t think anybody does to be very honest with you and some say it, some don’t say it but...Unfortunately nobody can control what’s going on right now, there is no control. That saddens me for our profession but it is what it is...”