“I think anybody will be better than Quin Snyder.”

— Shannon Hutchens, University of Missouri senior, Columbia, Mo.

“He's definitely going to improve their program, but we're still going to be better. We'll still have our papers to make fun of them.”

— Casey Ballard, Kansas University freshman, Lawrence

“It's good. Competition is a good thing. A bad MU team didn't adequately prepare us for the tournament. Maybe a good one will.”

— Chad Foster, architect, Mission

“Hopefully he will improve their program, because they've had some tough times over the last few years.”

— Britt Strick, Baker University senior, Baldwin