Famous Quotes & Sayings

It would be a phenomenal upset for us to go real deep in this tournament. The conference tournaments were created to make money and give teams hope. The Big 12 can make the money, and we'll have the hope.

It would take voting out of the all-conference picture. There would be a true conference champion.

It was very disappointing because we got off to a great start. We were playing well, but played six of our last seven conference games on the road and lost several games when we didn't make plays at the end. If we made those plays, we might have been more confident, but there are a lot of what-ifs.

It was a long weekend. On Saturday we stayed with Fort Kent - who are undefeated in conference play - until the end of the game.

It was a long time ago, but we wanted to make sure we started off the conference play really well. That early in the season, of course it was really important and of course it's a statement game.

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The shuttle hurdle relay at the Drake Relays could be a lot of fun. We've got a couple of other guys who would like to be a part of that. We had three guys in the finals (at the Adidas Classic), but the hurdles in the conference is really, really strong, so (Sumrall) has got to get better if he wants to place at conference and I know that's what he wants to do.

Steve Alford

A win on the road is never easy in this league. We feel fortunate that we're sitting 3-4 (away from home in conference play) with one more game remaining on the road.

A win (at South Alabama) would have been real positive, but I think we played well enough to not lose a lot of conference games.

Kevin Stallings

As I told them right after the game last night, we won our first two conference games last year, then we proceeded to lose four of six. Our response to that game is more important than the game itself.

Joe Dumars

That's what we all have to live with, because we've set a very high standard here. We've been at least to the conference finals three straight years and we've been a 50-win team four years in a row.

That's why we need to try to win a conference championship first. We've got to stay healthy. Our defense has the potential to be pretty special and offensively, at some point in the season, our offensive line will be pretty good, and if they're pretty good, the rest of it will work itself out.

That No. 1 spot is big right now. It's not an easy trip down to Booneville, and winning the conference will give us a bye until the semifinals. The fewer trips we have to make to Booneville, the better.

We had to get back on track going into the states. This was a great conference and we had to find a way to get back on track.

This was huge win for us. I feel like any time a team can get to .500 in a conference as good as the Big East, then they should receive an NCAA Tournament bid. The worst we can finish is .500. In the preseason, people thought we wouldn't even make the conference tournament.

This week, we've got two big conference games.

This weekend is going to be the third in three big weekends for us and we'll have a very good picture of where we're going to stand in the conference after this weekend.

Chris Ryan

Those second sets will give our guys some confidence in later matches, and hopefully pay off throughout conference play,

This team needed a win. It's been a tough start for us and this is a good way to start conference play.

This team has been dominant all season long, and I hope that we can continue that trend throughout the conference tournament and into the state championship.

This was very emotional for us. This program has never been in the conference title game before. I was so happy that these girls were able to go out on top.

Damon Jones

This was playoffs personified. This felt like the Eastern Conference Finals last year (with Miami).

This was a very successful season. We'll take 12-4 and the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament every season. This is a season to be proud of.

This was a very big win from a conference standpoint,

This was a typical game for us after 19 days off. We experimented by playing a lot of people and all 11 players who played got in at least 10 minutes. That is a positive for us as we get ready for conference play.

This was a big win, but it's just one-sixteenth of our final goal. We'll only be satisfied when we get enough of those one-sixteenths to win the conference championship.

This was a big game for us. This clinches the conference championship and allows us to be the No. 1 seed at the district tournament. There was a lot riding on this game and I thought our kids responded well.

What (people) don't realize is the table has been slanted, because people like scoring so much, but in every case, defense wins championships. The four teams in the conference championships (last season) all had shutdown defenses.

We were third in the conference this year and second last year. The program has taken great strides and this next group, this past group of freshman didn't let up.

We finished second in our invitational as a team. Then we finished second in the regional as a team. In between those, we finished second in our conference as a team. With four girls back, I think there's only one way to go.

We go into most races expecting to win. I know that can't happen all the time, and when it doesn't we deal with that. We have strong enough teams to win conference championships this year.

We kind of have a target on our back being the No. 1 team. It's going to be a dog match. Whatever team comes out on top deserves it. It used to be a big rivalry, but that team has come a long, long ways. They left the conference and now they're back in the state championship.

The way he pitched tonight he's looking really good. He's definitely going to be a factor in this conference season.