USF women's basketball head coach Jose Fernandez jokes that he's seen it all during his 25 years on the Bulls sideline. He's probably right. On Thursday, the athletic department honored Fernandez for his quarter-century of service before USF's game against Vanderbilt. The tribute included a video of former players congratulating their coach on a milestone rarely achieved in college athletics."Weve been very successful here, but I think it means more," Fernandez said after a tough loss to the Commodores. "The impact that you make on someones life while theyre here. They appreciate it when theyre adults. So yeah, that means a lot."His current players don't hesitate to express their thanks for the role Fernandez has played in their lives."He has given me the love for basketball back, again," said Samie Puisis, a USF graduate student guard who transferred from Florida St. "Transferring here was the best decision I couldve made for my career. Just the way he knows the game and puts us in the right positions. Im very, very grateful for him as a coach.""He always [believes in me]," added guard Vittoria Blasigh, a sophomore from Italy. "Even when I have bad moments he always pushes me through and helps me a lot. Im grateful to be a part of his program."25 years is a long time to hold any occupation. While Fernandez enjoys reminiscing about the past, he, like all great coaches, is ready for a bigger and better future."We just added two womens sports. Who wouldve thought 25 years ago wed have beach volleyball and lacrosse?" he added. "Who wouldve thought 25 years ago when my office was down here in the dungeon of the Sun Dome, and the athletic department was in the physical education building, and the football program was in trailers that we would have an indoor practice facility and an on-campus stadium?"Jose knows USF and the rest of the college landscape is in for more huge changes in the coming years."Well see where college athletics is five, ten, fifteen, 20 years from now. Its gonna definitely be different than where were at right now."USF (2-2) hosts UT-Rio Grande Valley Sunday at they Yuengling Center. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m.