Quotes about conference
conference good ourselves push race ready separate state trying win
Obviously, we wanted the win to separate ourselves in the conference race. But we're trying to get a good push to get ready for the state tournament.
conference constant diminish ended improvement national player positives scoring season seeing taking teams top year
Obviously, we're taking away a lot of positives for the season. We've got a national scoring leader, conference player of the year and we're one of the top scoring teams in the nation. I think we're seeing a constant improvement in this team. The way the season ended doesn't diminish what the accomplishments were this year.
conference definitely everybody guys key knock lose lost players surprised teams
No one's invincible. Everyone's beatable. You're going to lose players every year. They lost players like everybody else. They've got key guys returning, but there are definitely teams in the conference that could knock them off, and I wouldn't really be surprised if that happened.
conference few finished guys high positive quite returning season team title won
We did not end the season on a positive note. But, as always, we have high expectations. We have a lot of guys returning (from a team that finished 19-7-1 and won the conference title for the fourth-consecutive year) and we have quite a few skill-players.
conference easy games
There are no easy games in conference play.
conference happens miss run stretch time tough tournament
I am very disappointed for Jason. It is always tough to miss time with an injury, but when it happens during the stretch run and around conference tournament time it is a big let down. Lon Kruger
conference curious shapes
I am very curious to see how the conference shapes up this spring. Rick Crawford
conference game hardly lose tough
(Caulk) didn't lose a game the whole tournament, and that hardly ever happens. She has been really tough in the conference all year. Steve Price
conference game hardly lose tough
(Caulk) didn't lose a game the whole tournament, and that hardly ever happens, ... She has been really tough in the conference all year.
conference following forward holding national notebooks park press reporters visiting wilderness
I look forward to visiting a national park and not holding a press conference in there. I look forward to being able to contemplate the wilderness without having reporters and their notebooks following me. Gale Norton
conference four goal happy hope win won year
My goal is to win a conference championship. I've been here for four years and we have won no titles. I hope this year is going to be good, like in a movie where there is a happy ending.
conference guys heart time
My heart sinks every time these guys have a conference call. Thomas Ferguson
conference doubt obviously team top work worry
Obviously it's without doubt the top 4A conference in the state. We can't worry so much about the team we're playing. We just have to work on what we can do.
conference foster legitimate offers stuck usa
Foster had two legitimate Conference USA offers from Tulsa and Memphis, but he stuck with us.
conference exceed goal meet point seeds tough
From my wrestlers, my goal for them is to meet or exceed their seeds in their brackets. This is a tough conference meet, and we will need every point we can get.
conference normal playing situation sixth team teams wednesday
I don't think we've ever had a conference this deep. You look at our situation. We're a team that is 15th in RPI and the sixth seed. You're going to have some teams that in a normal situation would be getting a bye but in this conference they are going to be playing Wednesday night. Jamie Dixon
conference opponent pull southern
I don't think we've been down by that much (17 points) to a Southern Conference opponent this year. For us to be able to pull through it should make us that much stronger.
conference game good nationals playing since situation tournament understood
I don't think we understood what it took. We haven't been in that situation - since I have been here - in a game situation like that, where you are playing to go to Nationals and in a conference tournament championship. We haven't been in a game of that importance. So it was very good for us to be put in that situation.
conference far game losing overtime perspective puts team
I don't think we should get penalized for losing an overtime game to (the conference champions). I think that game puts in perspective how far this team has come this season.
conference earlier good hitting season win
I don't think we're hitting as good as we were earlier in the season but it's a conference win and that's good. Charles Davis
conference confident excited focused job past wins
I don't think it's a secret. Our familiarity with the conference and our past wins have made us feel more confident and we're more focused on getting the job done now. If you can't get excited for conference games, you just can't get excited at all.
conference good league middle occur people portion stronger teams
I don't think people (Purdue) will be unbeaten. I just think there are too many good teams and too many teams doing good things. I can't say when that will occur or I can't say how that will occur but I just think that the league is too good. ... It's a stronger conference this year, especially in the middle portion of it.
conference great group hurts work
I have a great group of kids. This hurts us for conference contention, but we can still go out there and work for other achievements.
conference key responsibility
I have a responsibility for this conference that is key for the planet. Period, Stephane Dion
conference front game kids needed proud understand
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.
conference losing streak win
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. Josh Montgomery
conference knew liked process recruiting sign visit
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.
conference great knew position seed win
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.
conference lay line lose love night sit wednesday win
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.
conference scheduling
I'd like to play 27 or 30 conference games. I think that's better and it just makes scheduling so much easier.
conference good herb knew plane press
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. Rich Rodriguez
conference excited extremely indoor performance personal player pleased raymond ryan several showing stepped today
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.
conference hopefully hoping positive tomorrow win
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.