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I think we'll be a contender in our conference.


Ian Roper

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MIKE RILEY I think she'll be a very good contender. I don't think she'll win the championship — I don't know ...
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BRENDAN HITCHCOCK I was really pleased that my team applauded when Utah State got in because they deserve to be in. Th...
MARK FOX Our team goal is to have a positive attitude. We want to learn something every day so we can improve...
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VANCE ARNOLD I think . . . it's going to recognize our student-athletes on a better playing field. Before, everyb...
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IAN ROPER The SRB has been releasing some of its stockpiles to try and get the price down without much success...
IAN ROPER They could certainly use the good publicity.
IAN ROPER That's a real area of concern for us.
IAN ROPER I feel confident with either one of them on the field.
IAN ROPER This was a great win for us. I was real proud of their effort.
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DENNIS BERGKAMP I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
BUDD SCHULBERG We're highly underrated as a conference, I don't think there's any question about that, ... The vari...
DAN HAWKINS The conference is going to be real competitive. I don't think we're in a situation where we can take...
CARY JUSTMANN A win (at South Alabama) would have been real positive, but I think we played well enough to not los...
DON MAESTRI She's a two-time conference champion and among the best in our region. I don't think a lot of people...
CLEVIS JEFFRIES I think Brookings is a good team. I think they're one of the top three teams in the conference.
GREG MURLEY It's something I really wanted to have a run at. So far, it's gone well. I'm just enjoying that chal...
EDDIE LEWIS I think he can bring a lot to the table, as far as experience is concerned, to help the younger kids...
IAN MOONEY That mentality of giving these kids that experience, even though we didn't fair as well as we wanted...
AMBER DAULBAUGH I think Rhodes is the best low post player in the conference. So, we knew we had our hands full with...
DENNIS FELTON I came in this morning and our conference room was a trading desk.
PETER HANSEN I'm really happy with the play of Ian and Tommy. Tommy played really well in the cage for us today.
STEVE ALLEN We want go to a regional this year, win it and possibly compete to win a Super Regional. That was ou...
DONOVAN HAND I don't think our staff or our players would have any problem if we had to face them in the conferen...
WILL BROWN The athletes are up for the challenge. They're focused and I think our confidence is riding high. Wi...
ELVIS FORDE I think it was huge. (Rocky Mount) is going to be one of the better teams in the conference.
BRAD JOYNER We felt we were a playoff contender in Class A, so if we're not [in Class B] it will be a very disap...
FRANK KNIGHT It was just really odd to be in a room with Ian McKellen sharing cucumber sandwiches.
ADAM BROWN Our plan was to get as tough of schedule as we could in the spring, so that way when we played our c...
LONNY SARGENT That's the most we scored in a conference game. We're hitting well and playing good defense. It's go...
DEREK DOUGAN We played well defensively. I think our kids are playing with a lot of confidence. That's the kind o...
BARRY GEBHART I think they're as good a 1-2 combination as there is in the conference.
BRIAN HENDERSON Seems like (when) Ian (Viola) gets out of that first inning - he's been pitching real well.
WAYNE YANCEY You don't understand. I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
BUDD SCHULBERG We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax.
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CAL MCCOMBS I don't think a Palestinian state is going to be created at a conference table; it will be creat...
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SHAWN ASHMORE We're having an awesome season. Our team is going to do so well at the conference meet.
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GREG GUILLIAMS I think we are capable of defending that championship, but there are some very good teams to beat to...
LUTE OLSON One could make a case for all five of those teams matching up with our criteria. The net result, I t...
SCOTT COWEN We are thrilled with our schedule for this season on many different levels. This schedule allows our...
JANE ALBRIGHT All of these games are going to be tough in this conference. I was worried about having that layoff ...
LAURA BLACKWELL I think there's still a feeling that we're not for real among some of the talking heads. But I think...
DOUG ELGIN Its hard to win on the road in our conference. But [COS] is a good team. They're well-coached ... th...
BRETT DAVIS We will find out if we have a (Derby) contender or a pretender.
COT CAMPBELL Pitching should be our strength. We have two juniors and a sophomore with varsity experience. I thin...
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DAVE WHITE I don't think Bon Jovi playing 'Bad Medicine' in a conference room would go over too big.
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CINDY JENSEN We're really close, as are all the teams in our league. It's such a competitive league, every team i...
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IAN MCLAGAN I only seem to date younger women.
IAN MCLAGAN The Small Faces are thought to be a one-hit wonder in America because we only had 'Itchycoo Park...
IAN MCLAGAN The Small Faces was such a different band than the Faces. I know three of us are the same, but when ...
IAN MCLAGAN When I joined Small Faces, we occasionally would bump into The Who. And Keith Moon and I became firm...
IAN MCLAGAN Small Faces were really a soul band as far as we were concerned. That's what we listened to; tha...
IAN MCLAGAN We had something very special in the Faces. We were blessed to have the fun we had.
IAN MCLAGAN I am so blessed that all I've done in my professional life, since I was 17-18, is play music and...
IAN MCLAGAN What I do for migraines when I get them, I listen to classical music, and I turn it up really loud.
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