Famous Quotes & Sayings

I think that we were tired, there's no question about that. It took us a whole day to get here, and we played a game two days ago. And they haven't played since their conference tournament, so they are fresh.

I think that a lot of times it seems that the focus can get lost. But this team seems to be very focused, and I think they have an understanding of what they need to do reach their goal of a conference title. I think I'm going to be happy with the transition.

I think that is truly amazing. It shows how unique the ACC has been this season and what a tremendous conference it has been from top to bottom. I expected the depth, but I'm not sure we expected three teams in the top four.

It is nice to see five GNAC teams selected for the regional. It provides our conference with a lot of much-deserved credibility.

I think we're one of the better teams in this conference. I think we have as good of a shot as any of winning a conference championship.

Like I've been telling the guys, we need to put three meets together like we wrestled Valley, at conference and districts.

I will tell you without any question that every league game I've been in part of in the Big East seems like a conference tournament game. There's an intensity and urgency. It took a while for our kids to get used to.

I was very pleased and surprised our girls won the meet, ... Actually I was a little shocked. This was the first time Kennedy Collier and Katie Upton have run a varsity race. I didn't know what to expect from them, but I knew they could help our team. First place in the conference is quite an honor.

It feels good to win the conference regular-season title, and to head into the tournament with an unbeaten record would be nice, too. But it won't really mean anything when we get to state. We'll have to start over from scratch, then.

It feels good to get back-to-back conference titles. We want to keep it going and keep it rolling.

Jeff Baker

It felt good to get out and play. This should help us going into conference play.

It feels really good to get our first conference win, ... and it being on the road makes it that much sweeter.

Brendan Shanahan

I still see us as having a real strong lineup. Definitely the teams around us in our conference have improved but I don't think people should count us out yet.

I think our offense is starting to turn it around and we're going to need that in conference because everyone pitches well.

I think playing Duke helped us become a better football team, and that's what it's all about. This game helped us get better in our conference and the remainder of our season.

I think most of what people will be looking for will be discussed on the conference call. There's a lot going on in the product front.

I think offensively, we're fine. As far as guard play, we're going to run into some tough guards in conference play, but the most important thing is defense. That's going to win us game, especially if our shots aren't falling.

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.

I think it will be tight race. Every conference game is really going to matter.

It hasn't been done since I've been here, so it's a big deal. To win the first Big 7 Conference title is a huge accomplishment.

I think this team understands what the Big Ten conference is all about. It's pretty tough to say we're going to win a Big Ten title with Michigan returning but we expect to be in the thick of it.

I'm sure after the Shore Conference (Tournament), everyone thought we were a joke. We take things for granted a lot of times. I think we do better as underdogs.

I have been very proud of these kids in their willingness to look at what is right in front of them. This is a conference game that our kids needed to understand ? and they did ? how important it was to us.

Josh Montgomery

I didn't want to have a five- or six-game losing streak going into the playoffs. Getting a conference win right now was key.

I didn't want to go through a big recruiting process again. I just wanted to sign and get it over with. I knew I wanted to play in a big conference like the Big 12, and I liked my visit up there.

I did not want to lose, because I knew a win here would put us in great position to win the conference and get a No. 1 seed in the sectional. I wanted to give it everything I had.

I'd love to sit here Wednesday night and say we're 10-1 (in Conference USA), but it's going to be a challenge. I don't know if we're going to win or lose but I know we're going to lay it on the line for 40 minutes, just as we have for these first 23 games.

I'd like to play 27 or 30 conference games. I think that's better and it just makes scheduling so much easier.

Rich Rodriguez

I'd already be on the plane to Florida. I don't think he (recruiting coordinator Herb Hand) knew that we had a press conference at 8 a.m. if we won, so I had to reschedule. But, that's a good thing.

I am extremely excited about the performance tonight. We had several personal bests, and I'm really pleased with how Jamaal (Charles) and Ryan (Palmer) stepped in today and competed. Raymond (Harris) is showing us that he will be a player at the indoor conference meet.

I am just hoping to get to conference play on a positive note. A win tomorrow (Wednesday) will hopefully set us on the right path.