Famous Quotes & Sayings

Phil Bennett

They didn't want to be in a conference with us, and again, that's their right,

They are pretty young. The Patrick Haynes kid is probably the fastest kid in the conference so we will have to wrap him up. We have to be tremendous tacklers. We can't let the Haynes kid get out in the open. We need to make sure we read our keys properly and run to the football and make plays.

Steve Novak

You don't get a night off in our conference and that's the way you have to be now. You take a night off and you're going home.

Matt Watson

You don't want to lose any conference games. We're just trying to get some wins in the conference. We're going to try to turn it around.

You don't want to go into the tournament losing two in a row and have everybody else having momentum and us having none. So I think it'd be huge to go in there and win on the road and then go play the conference tournament on the road.

You can't help but not gain confidence after a game like this. We start off conference play with Sheridan, Benton and Lake Hamilton. That's an awfully tough start.

Doug Collins

This Miami team has a long way to go if they want to get back to the Eastern Conference finals.

This meet figures to be a very competitive situation, given the field of solid teams. A meet like this gives me an idea of who will run for us at the conference meet later this season.

Matt McKay

This means a lot to us because we lost the conference tournament (to South Central) on a last-second shot. To win the conference, you have to go out and put it all on the line for seven nights, and we were able to do that. I think we were picked third or fourth in the preseason.

There were a lot of people who didn't expect many things from us this year because we lost three top scorers. But this team plays hard and wants to be successful. We just need to get back to where we started conference play.

There were some good and disappointing things on 3-meter. I thought we had dives that were in position to hit and we didn't focus through the finish and those are mistakes that are nice to pop out now because we have a couple weeks to correct it and get sharp for conference and zones. Overall a very productive meet.

Zach ended the conference season with a save percentage of 90 percent. I am very happy for Zach. He has worked hard and deserves this recognition.

You take it for what it is. It was a great learning experience, and again, you hope these experiences pay off in the conference season.

You need to recognize that you're not going to win in this conference if you don't have speed. So you better get it.

Sylvia Hatchell

You may think I'm crazy, but I think the conference will be stronger next year.

Julian Wright

This is a young conference as a whole. In the future, there's a lot of parody now, but I see us as only a year a way from being a super powerhouse conference like the Big East.

This is as competitive, from top to bottom, that the conference has been in a long time. Every time you step on the field for a conference game, you know you're going to be in a battle.

Alex Ferguson

This is good for football. Burton have done the Conference proud.

This is another big game for us. This is the conference season and every game from now on is big.

This is the first conference championship they have won. I was happy for the seniors to finally win a championship.

Ever since we put ourselves back in the hunt for first place, we've been playing like we've got something to prove. Each game, we've been playing harder and we finally get to feel what it's like to be conference champions.

During the past 18 months and moving forward, we've been embarking on a mission to increase visibility for our destination. From recreational activities, weddings and conference facilities to our lodging, entertainment and events, we continue to showcase the region and all of its wonders.

Lee Benson

First, the department did not participate in the early February press conference when Ed Smart and his wife, Lois, revealed Emmanuel's description to the public. Second, the police had failed to find the homeless man, or identify his true identity, during October, November, December and January, when they privately knew of his existence,

Five games in four days, that's a lot. The reason (for the long series) is to get guys out there before conference starts.

Every year it comes down to the final weekend in conference play for us. That's why every conference weekend is important for us leading up to the end.

Everything is in preparation for conference, ... We need to make sure we give our full effort at these meets so we are in shape and ready when conference comes. We just have to make sure we keep improving every week.

At that meet, you have to dig way, way down, and hopefully you come up with the performance of the year. If you don't, somebody else in the conference will. We are progressing along, we have just got to continue to get better at competing. ... That is one of the main things right now.

At the conference meet he had a great meet. For the field events, he?s the man. He could come out with 14 points!

At this point, they should get better every time they take the mat and learn something. It's important that we pull together when it really matters at the conference tournament.

At this point in the season, it's the second half of conference play. The good thing about our group is we're motivated, we're playing good soccer, we've been shutting teams down and, like we've been doing all season, we're creating good chances.

Currently, we do not have the facilities to host a conference of 500 people,

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.