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When we do our cuts, I still do it the old fashion chicken ways. I put up a list of the guys who are going to continue to practice.

When we do decide, we won't be telling you, so you can keep asking. I'll call up (Panthers coach) John Fox. When I call up John Fox and tell him what we are going to do, then I'll let you guys know. Is that all right?

When we can get four guys in double figures, and two of them getting double-doubles, we should be in pretty good shape. I think this was one of our better games in a while. We had great balance all night. A lot of kids contributed to this one.

When we have those eight guys playing their roles, we can be a great team.

When we have that meeting things will be said and guys will speak their mind. That's how you come together as a team, when guys start speaking their mind. We're going to try and get that chemistry together.

When we have that many guys playing well, you have to shoot 5 or 6 under,

When we have people with speed, we do well. All of these guys have speed. They also have magnificent character and are good students. They all want to go to grad school.

When we have people coming off the bench like Andre and Hassan, guys who could start for any other team in the country, I think that's kind of amazing to some people,

When we have eight days off, it feels like an absolute eternity. I'm ready to coach again and I think the guys are ready to play again.

When we handled that five on three - that was huge for us. We got the fans involved in the game, and guys were really pumped on the bench.

When we had the team down big last night, it was a great opportunity to rest our starters and give the bench guys a lot more playing time. Instead, we made it a ball game.

When we got the rings, ... we were just looking at 'em, admiring how beautiful they were. And then one of the guys was like, 'Gotta get another one.'

When we got the ball back with about five minutes left, I asked the guys up top if we should go for two if we scored. The reasons were obvious. We missed our first two extra points, we had guys beat up and it was a non-league game.

When we got it to 42-35, I think our guys tried to make it a 20-point lead in the next 30 seconds.

When we got here this morning we pulled out the paper and knew what had to happen and it all fell into place until all three of our guys lost.

When we got down by double-digits, I thought we started to force it offensively. The guys are meaning well, but I thought they became impatient and tried to get it all back at one time. We got a little impatient with our shot selection.

When we get men into scoring position or on base, it's like we go into defensive mode instead of offensive mode. I don't know how to get guys out of it.

When we get into fall, we'll have a group of guys that contribute. And those guys will all be lumped in there.

When we get down inside the red zone we have to come away with points, ... There was a little confusion down there. We have some young guys playing on offense ,and the execution is something we need to get better at.

When we get at least three guys in double figures we win pretty big.

When we get accolades we believe it is a team award. To have five guys recognized shows the respect other coaches have for the talent on our team.

When we first started out, we had a lot of kids who didn't want to work hard and it makes a difference in how your team performs. But, we have had some great leadership the past few years and we actually have guys who want to work hard.

We were supposed to be last, or second to last. Our guys took that to heart, and knew we were better than that, and we got it done.

We were supposed to act like we've been here before but we hadn't. Our guys just went numb.

We were suffering much the same at this point last season and I'm sure some of these guys remember that. The only way we came out of it then was because we started playing as a team, which is a lot like what I'm starting to see now.

What a lot of people don't understand is this year we've actually been better in the four-man. Our sled is suited very well to this track. I've been driving it better here. I know the guys are going to go crazy. We've known all year we have a really good chance in the four-man.

What a lot of guys do is they try to play the waiting game with him,

What a great crowd. We had a great student section tonight and I want to thank everyone for coming out. I thought our guys really fed off that energy.

What a game. Our guys never game up, and when we needed a big shot, someone stepped up and knocked it down. Our guys really played (well) today.

What a catch by Franko. Cody got him the ball and then Franko had to go up and over guys to get it. It was a great play.

What about a sequel to 'Butch Cassidy?' Well the guys died in it, what is it going to be, a spiritual film? Well how about a prequel? That's pretty desperate.

What a blessing it is for a coach to have guys like Andrew and Horton. We don't have to worry about them when they're on the floor.

whacking my head again and again while I shouted to him: 'You dumb - - - -. You're one of the dumbest guys I've ever played against. Duh!'

We wrestled well this week. The young guys are showing a lot of improvement.

We wrestled real tough today. Even in some of our defeats, the kids wrestled real well and competed on the mat. There?s no place to hide up here in any of the weights. There are tough guys in every match.

We wrestled fairly well today. We wrestled at the Bo Henry Tournament last week; we wrestled really well there. Today, we didn't wrestle as good as we could've and I think the guys realize that; I think they kind of figured out that there may have been a few matches we lost that we should've won.

We wrestled a terrific dual as a team against Purdue, which is what we have been looking for all season. Everyone wrestled hard and we had some guys step up big at a few weight classes. Darren's match was really the marquee one of the dual, that is as good of a college match as I have seen in a while.

We would've put 10 guys in the box if we had to. ... We saved a few goals by chopping and whacking, and the ones that got through Nick was there to stop.

What hurt us the first half is they shuffled a lot of guys in and out, and I think we lost track of them at times, and they were making their shots.

What he was able to accomplish in one season is a sign of how talented he is. He is going to be one of those guys who goes to the next level and continues to improve.

What he's doing is showing all those guys that either aren't in now or that are going is that there's great competition. He's raising the level and raising the bar, and everybody's gotta step up and be ready to compete.

What helps us as young guys is we're not intimidated by anybody. We leave it all on the field.

What he does for our team, he does it better than most guys I've been around at this level. He has a knack for playing that outside-linebacker position. He has a knack for knowing who's supposed to block him, at what angle they're supposed to block him, and he has just a knack for defeating those angles.

What he did his freshman year shows how tough he is. Everybody likes the motor he plays with. It's hard to find guys as big as he is who play as fast as he does.

What has happened at that position is you have bigger guys who can run a little bit, and certainly when you have a bigger target it makes it a lot easier to find them. People are playing zones and giving you the middle of the field in certain situations.

What has changed is the American guys trying to learn Spanish. In the dugout, when I hear the Latin guys trying to speak English and the Americans trying to speak Spanish, it's funny.

What has been a strength the last two or three weeks with this team. We have personnel step in and help guys when they're not having a good a night as they wanted. We have 10 or 11 players help us. In practice, there is so much competition that guys realize that if they don't play the way they are capable, there is a guy there to do it and that is a plus for this team.

What happens with these guys (organizations) is it's very hard to find a successor. When the charismatic founder goes away, who's going to replace him?

What happens when you push the old guys out and put the young guys on the bench? These guys aren't getting a formal education or an informal education. The older guys are getting pushed out for the younger guys, but there's no one to teach them how to carry themselves.

What happens on the Internet is some (players) are sensitive and some guys aren't. Some guys look at that stuff; some guys don't. The guys that don't usually perform better.

What happens is the guys on the team hear what is going on, and it affects what they are doing. It can be a pretty big demoralizer. Sure, drivers come and go, but telling your crew that you'll be gone in 16-17 months can affect a lot of things between now and the time of your New Year's Eve party going into 2007.

What happens is that these guys are being pushed farther and farther into rural communities, where they have less access to the treatment in mental health they need, less access to employment opportunities . . . and they may be more difficult to monitor and supervise,

What happens is that these guys are being pushed farther and farther in to rural communities where they have less access to the treatment in mental health they need, less access to employment opportunities ... and they may be more difficult to monitor and supervise,

We found out what it is like to dominate most of a match, yet still lose 1-0. We feel great about our play, but the guys are pretty frustrated.

We found out we can't just be dependent on one or two guys. We needed everyone to make a difference. Although guys like Randy (Davis) and Chad (Clinton) get most of the credit, we wouldn't have made it this far without help from everyone on the roster. Whether it's in practice or during a game, all these guys have stepped up for us.

We found out a lot about our character last year. We found out we had guys who could step in for guys who got injured. It looks like it's going to play out like that again.

We had 13 guys left on base. That doesn't help any matters. Our bullpen late in games has been doing a good job, too. They just got one pitch and took advantage of it. But guys are working hard.

We had 10 guys that got two or more votes. I told the team that was very reflective of how they felt about their teammates and the fact that they really do consider themselves a team.

We had 10 guys go Division I from our team and Quick is on the team here. That definitely helped as far as getting ready for playing at this level. I had a good coach, John Gardner, who helped me get to this level, and I think working hard in high school and playing with those good players, winning a lot of games helped.

We gutted it out, handled pressure and made free throws at the end. We've got guys with a lot of character. When you make a state tournament run, you have to have kids who make plays.

We grew up together on the youth teams, too, so it's a fun opportunity for us. We're really looking forward to playing with each other again, and the younger guys are close anyway because you have a lot more in common.

We graduated so many seniors that this is really a young team. We're going to take our lumps just because we're so young. We've got new pitching because we lost five pitchers. We lost all three catchers. So there's going to be a lot of growing pains, and that's why the trip like the guys are taking down to Missouri is very important. They're going to get a lot of games in and we can kind of sort things out a little bit to try to get ready for conference play down the road.

We got what we wanted out of the weekend. I was happy with what happened in Ames. We now have the guys in the meet to make a run at the national championship.

We got up 7-0 and with Heath (Rollins) on the mound, you feel pretty comfortable. I'm pleased with the way we swung the bat. We had 10 different guys get hits.

We got two guys beat right away, and Aaron probably should have thrown it (on the safety),

We got two games in a row but we're still hungry. I was telling the guys that we were on a 13-game losing streak, so why can't we go on a 10-game winning streak. We've got a lot of guys that are really anxious to win, and we'll see how many we can put together.

We got to the dance. Did some guys play older? Yeah, they did. We got some great contributions. Was it consistent? No. But we're not here if we don't get those contributions.

We felt like we wanted to go back and look at some things, and we also wanted the guys to enjoy a good weekend without having too much pressure of trying to understand where they fit right now.

We felt like we had a shot coming in. I'm real pleased to get a state win this year, and now our guys are saying they don't want to stop, which is fine by me.

We felt like we could probably get it inside and needed to get it inside. Ryan struggled there a little bit, but our guys did what we asked them to do tonight.

We felt like we could go to him. When he gets going, we've got to ride him. Our guys did a good job of recognizing that he's on a roll and got him the ball.

We felt like the pressure was on them coming over here. We were up for it, and we want to win the district just as bad as anybody and we're in a position to do it. Our guys are going to do what it takes.

We felt like if we could get a couple of more runs, we could really break it up and put a little distance between us. The guys did exactly what they were supposed to do. Phillip Vance did a great job putting it down the first-base line, where we asked him to put it.

We felt like if we come out with a great attitude and get after these guys and play physical type football then we could move the ball.

We felt like he should start in the game. I know he had his penalty or two, but we'll continue to evaluate that and we feel like we have three guys who can play tackle.

We felt like Blake is much better prepared mentally, physically. He's had an excellent summer working out, and it's clear to all of us here that he's our best guy to go out there. So when it's obvious, we've named him the starter. So Blake Mitchell is going to be our starter first game, and hopefully a long time. We'll go from there. Back-ups we don't know yet, we're trying a lot of guys right there. But Blake's earned it and he's our starter.

We brought in some great young minds and some older guys who have brought experience. I think overall, we aren't going to miss a beat.

We brought back these particular guys because they are fan favorites. In 2002, we probably brought the wrong guys back. In 2003, we had a whole new team. In 2004, we had a good year (but missed the playoffs). In 2005, we had the right combination.

We brought 45 guys here. When one man goes down, that's what the other is there for. He steps in.

We brought 20 guys out there. We got some of our backups in there early. When it came down to it, we were wrestling to win the tournament.

We brought 10 guys up here and thought we could place all of them. We're going to find out, because we have some tough matches coming through the back door (consolations).

We bring in smart guys here and guys that know how to play the game. When they get in those situations, they're able to execute it out on the field.

We bounced right back from that. And that's what really helped us in this game, that the guys didn't get down.

We both know two guys can't do this thing by themselves.

We are getting more and more reports of this to police. These kids are either going to get shot or one of our guys are going to get shot.

What makes John a great head coach is he is very clear on what he wants and the direction he wants to go. Some guys have gray areas and some guys away from what they want to do and might not be a fan favorite type of deal. He doesn't sway at all from that. He knows what he wants and what he believes in, and that's the way we try to operate.

What makes it different is that it's not only a legal issue but it's been made a political issue. That makes the athlete much more vulnerable. These guys will keep stirring the pot and stirring the pot.

What Louisville needed late in the game was experience. That's what we had, some guys coming down the stretch who know what to do. We turned our defense up in the last 4 1/2 minutes of the game, we took care of the ball, took good shots and made good decisions. This was a grind-it-out game.

What's striking about this case is these guys thought about and sought every insider trading scheme they could get their hands on.

What's really special about these guys is that they have at least four guys that can shoot the 3, and that makes them hard to guard.

What's really nice about it is that there aren't many teams in the series that have a sponsor like that. It helps a lot with your reputation with other sponsors because they see that, hey, there's a reason these guys have been back with us when they can go to any team they wanted to.

What sometimes gets missed is he's a great passer too. Our guys did a good job getting up on him and getting their hands up.

We're going to miss Eddie a lot, the defense he brought and the way he chased guys around the court. I want to see who's going to do that.

We're going to look for those guys to pull the wagon a little bit.

We're going to kill ourselves if we keep trying to make these (cartoons) with just the two of us, and a few guys in the office.

We're going to have to start doing a better job with our coverage teams. It's not so much that we aren't tackling. We're not staying in our lanes. All our guys are moving inside, and they're jumping to the outside.

We're going to have to really execute defensively and make the routine plays to get outs. We're just trying to put our guys in the right position. Right now we've had a lot of changes in the infield, and now with injuries we have even more changes.

We're going to have to play a team defense against them. It can't just be two guys back there. It's going to have to be five guys working together. That's our style anyway, and when we've had that this year we've been successful.

We're going to have to have some depth come in and spend the week really working on those back-up guys and get them ready to go,

We're going to have to go out there and earn it, though. We had a lot of guys coming back this year. It doesn't matter how few guys you lose, the chemistry always changes. Talent only gets you so far. Chemistry ... has to come with it.