Famous Quotes & Sayings

It doesn't directly impact the conference race, but I think it does indirectly, because we can become a better team because of these matches.

I think if there is a message to relay today, it is too early to say what will happen. Every conference still has important games to be played.

Bill Snyder

I think he's learning what this conference is all about. What I like is his mental toughness. He did a pretty nice job today.

To win 13 of 14 games in conference is amazing. I couldn't be more proud of my team.

We should be pretty good this year, ... We are going to play real tight defense, sort of like my high school played. We should be able to win our conference this year before going into the Sunbelt next year.

Washington is very good at home. They're in third place in conference and there is a lot of pressure. They play a lot of different people.

We are going to contend, I just know we are, the kids are so excited. And this school has never won a conference title in baseball.

We had several goals, and one of them was to host the conference tournament. We did that as well last year. It was a great success. We had great crowds and super support.

The last few weeks have been great for us. We've learned a lot. Now in conference play, there is a big target on our backs, especially when PLU is involved.

The disappointing part about this loss is that we would have been in control of the conference if we could have come away with a win here. We just didn't play well offensively and it just wasn't our night. I guess those kinds of things occasionally happen on the road.

Steve Alford

And here they are, going into conference undefeated again.

The market's negative reaction to today's press conference is entirely justified.

Ben Howland

Any time you're the conference champion, you get probably more votes for your players. As it should be.

That's a heck of a team we beat, man. If they do not get into the NIT, then there's something wrong ... there's really something wrong. With the year that this conference has had, that (if) they don't get into the NIT, they should do away with the league, they should do away with the NIT.

That's all we've been hearing for three months, that Nebraska is huge and big, like King Kong. We were not intimidated by that. We played a lot of good teams in our conference and that got us ready for them.

Charles Howard

That's all I'm looking for from those two guys ? their leadership and for the team to follow their style of play. If we can do that consistently, we put ourselves in a good position as we start the second round of the conference (schedule).

Every time you get a conference win, it puts you in a better position. Harrison is always tough and they have a long tradition of playing championship football throughout their program.

He's playing great. Obviously, in my opinion there's no one in the conference playing as well as he is right now. Any success we've been able to have, he's the reason for it.

Steve Gleason

Typing with your fingers or thumbs is sooooo 2012. I tweeted that earlier in the year. I type with my eyes. Not only that, I navigate my computer, create and play music, keep a calendar, conference call, lead web X meetings, text and, obviously, tweet with my eyes.

Coach, we're going to win the conference tournament.

Deon has been our unsung hero all year long. He plays great defense, and he's very unselfish. We wouldn't be conference and tournament champs without him.

Any win on the road is a good win. And having your first conference game on the road is a good test.

Any win in our conference is important because it's such a great conference. People aren't necessarily expecting us to win; we think we can, but not everybody else does.

Any loss is disappointing, but when you're playing for a conference championship ... well, it's over now.

Any conference win on the road is big.

Any conference that gets four teams here shows you how competitive it is. We've got a great deal of respect for that.

Anything is possible. This insures us a piece (of the conference). Our main objective is to keep working toward a state title, but you have to get through the conference first.

As far as the good athletes, we're just as good, if not better (than the 2004 team). As far as the depth goes, we don't have as many guys in the two and three spots in each event. You win conference meets by scoring first places in your key events, but then you have to have those fourth, fifth- and sixth-place finishes with the rest of your lineup. That's where we've got to get to. We've got a great team right now.

Paul Elliott

As a team, I think we're right where want to be (entering the conference schedule). I'm happy with our effort so far.

As a team, we won 10 of 18 events. All 10 were conference records, half of those 10 were NCAA 'B' cuts.

As a freshman, Eric has stepped into a starting position and I think his record speaks for itself. He will probably be the number-one seed in the conference tournament.

As a football coach, you always try to find a way to make your kids smile when they take the field. You can say that Burlington sewed things up and this game doesn't seem as important to them, but they still have a shot to share the conference title. That is a motivator for them.

Mike Carey

As a competitor, you don't want to qualify for your conference tournament, because, not only did you lose, but someone else also lost, which is why you got in. You really want to get in by winning.