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I can tell you with complete honesty that my relationship with Matt hasn't changed at all. We like and care about each other.

I can't remember a team that's come in here and beat us as handily as that team did. This was by far the best team we faced this year. They took Matt away, made Chris work and they made more shots.

I feel like we had a deep bench this season, but if you take Matt away from that team and you take away the connection he had with teammate Alex Powell, I don't think we would've gotten where we did.

I faced Matt Stairs, A-Rod, Griffey, all these guys. So I'm going to look at all these things and might want to call some pitches.

I expected (Lions president) Matt Millen to come in and do a great job. He's a great football guy. I just think things haven't gone his way with some draft picks.

I don't think you can play Matt any one way. He is someone with such variety in his game that he is very difficult to play against.

If it stayed green, I believe Matt had it in the bag.

I give Matt a lot of credit for putting himself in that situation. Most players would shy away from it. That was a tribute to him and he made it.

But it's hard to believe that Californians are going to go into a voting booth and say, 'I'm going to vote for Matt Fong because I am mad at Bill Clinton.

Basically, Matt is going to catch on that I'm going out and saying the same thing. He is very talented, but a freshman and sometimes he just needs to be shook up.

Basically what it shows is that NBC is not confident that Matt Lauer can carry the show in the short term until a new partner gets up to speed.

We are extremely pleased that Matt has decided to begin his professional career. We had tried to sign him last summer, but he was committed to returning to North Dakota and helping lead his team to the Frozen Four. He obviously had another great season at UND and he continued to mature and develop as a player. We believe he has a very bright future with our organization and we look forward to getting him to our summer conditioning camp, Traverse City Rookie Tournament and main camp in Tampa.

Having Shaun and Hudson and Matt anchor the team is very comforting. To have a setter that can get all the hitters going early in a match will be huge for us. We've got weapons this year, and we've just got to use them.

Having Matt come back for the Army game meant so much to the rest of us. To see how much Matt cares about Navy basketball and how badly he wants to be there for the team ... it's just very uplifting.

Had he moved to England in the late 60s and early 70s, he would have been just as successful as Matt Busby at Manchester United,

What we had to do in doubles was play basic, solid tennis. The main thing with a lot of new kids is they want to hit winners or they want to push the ball. You need to be consistently firm. That?s what Eric does well, and that?s what Matt Dunne did in the second set.

With Matt out, I knew I had to get more aggressive on the offense end and create.

We talked at halftime about a couple of things. First thing we fixed is that we weren't playing a physical game in the first half, and secondly we moved Matt Mikhail to midfield to get more possessions on the ball.

I have so much fun with Matt LeBlanc that whether I love it or not really makes no difference to me because I just really have that much fun with him and playing with him. Being onstage with him is great.

I almost blew the game. I think our kids won this game despite my coaching. I forgot all about Matt Perkins until the fourth quarter today.

He's playing great. Matt has gotten better every year. Right now, he's really playing physically, which was not a strength with him before. He's long and active and quick, but now he's added strength to that and a lot more confidence.

We made mistakes, but fortunately it's been well advertised that we have Matt Russell. I thought we played a solid game defensively.

He could have lashed out or just gone in the tank or been so frustrated and demanded a trade. That's not how Matt reacted.

I always tell Matt anytime you throw the deep ball that if it's up in the air, I'll go get it. It just came down to who wanted it more.

I always said I would consider bringing Matt back if I felt he was playing well for his club,

He will definitely be missed. He was a class act. I have two sons, and if they grow up to be half the man that Matt was, I would say I would have two pretty good sons.

He was the ultimate team guy. He learned from Kirk and Matt (McCoy) and when it was his turn, he was ready to lead the team and he has good qualities to do it.

He was very sharp. He threw the ball hard, the same old Matt Cain. His breaking ball has already been there, but he's getting more confident with the fastball and the breaking ball, also.

He's healthy right now. Matt is a good hitter and we're going to use him as our lead-off hitter. He plays well in the field.

He's just inconsistent, ... That's understandable because he's a freshman. Matt sometimes kicks it like (former All-America) Harold Alexander and sometimes he kicks it like I do. But he has an extremely strong leg.

He made a couple mistakes here and there, kept the pitches up, but as the game progressed we knew to bring them down and Matt knew that as well. That's how he was able to close out the game for us.

He has such speed that if we can get balls behind the defense, he's just not going to get caught. He came on at the right time. The good thing about Matt is he scored a lot of important goals in key games. You want your key players to step up in the big games and he's answered that call.

He'll forever be grateful for the opportunity in the Notre Dame game, to make the play that he had to make to set up the win, and to be part of the touchdown to win the game. That's a moment that you can only get maybe, if you're lucky, once in a lifetime. That was kind of a pivotal opportunity that Matt will never forget.

John David's had a lot of experience along the way. He was the man all spring, when Matt was out. He handles pressure real well. If there was a freak thing and he had to play, he'd do real well for us.

Matt Flynn had a good day. He operated the offense well. Both Jacob Hester and R.J. Jackson made a good showing. R.J. is coming of age. He's doing everything that's expected in the offense.

Matt found a way to win against a good kid. That is something our other guys need to start figuring out how to do. Matt is starting to come on, and hopefully that will snowball with the rest of the guys.

Matt gave everything he had. He just wore out at the end. Garrett had to play the whole game both ways. We just didn't have quite enough horsepower to beat them.

Matt gets the start due to game experience. If the roles were reversed, we would probably start D.A. D.A. has earned the right to play.

Matt gives us a steady inside presence. His ability to catch the ball in the post and pass it back to the perimeter gives us an inside-outside game. I prefer having Matt on the floor, but not at the expense of his long-term health. We have to be very careful not to jeopardize his Naval career.

Matt got his cast off, but we're still waiting to see if he can get cleared.

Matt got the job done OK, but he wasn't real sharp. He had to throw a lot of pitches.

Matt had a better game. At least, he got the ball in the hole a little bit. We didn't push the ball, and we didn't trap the ball well. We didn't do the little things well, but we got a win.

Matt had a good season. I don't want to compare him to Jason Townsend. Jason is the best wrestler we've ever had (at Rising Sun). Is Matt going to match that? He has the potential to. You can't compare those things, but Matt's working toward that. Hopefully, he will continue and match (Jason's accomplishments).

Matt had a great season two years ago. He had a good season last year. But we need him to be great for us to reach our goal, ... He should be among the top five quarterbacks every year.

Matt had a heck of a game. He came out and played not only great on offense, but great on defense also.

Matt had a huge senior season for us and a very good career. He epitomized what a high school athlete should be - hard-working in the classroom and on the court or in the field, respectful, dedicated, humble; the list could go on and on.

Matt had an outstanding day. He's a freshman and he won both the mile and the two-mile.

Matt had a spike or sneak option on the final touchdown play. We were over on the sideline feinting the spike call, knowing that Matt was going to try the sneak. For a second, he looked at us and then had a little look of doubt on his face and then looked back at Reggie. Reggie said to him, 'Dude, you've got to go for it, man.' And he did.

Matt had class right before the meet. He only had 10 minutes to warm up. With his wrist, I think he was a little tentative, and he needed a little more time to warm up. Unfortunately, he didn't have that. I think that contributed to him getting off to a little slow start, but they picked it up and had a good finish, so I was happy with that.

Matt had gotten them out all game. We didn't make the plays behind him in the last inning. He's a senior, and we knew he'd have the composure to get through it.

Matt has abilities that Ronnie didn't have and Ronnie has abilities that (Matt) didn't have and we're going to have to play to his abilities. We have to do the things we're capable of doing, and there's some things offensively we are capable of doing, but we've got to be able to execute.

Matt has a lot of confidence and it is great to see him have some success here. He really works hard in practice and he had a great summer also so we are pleased that he was able to come out and do what he did today.

Matt has a much calmer demeanor this year. I think because of that experience, it's caused him to not be as nervous. And the same with the kids. Anytime you can have that experience, it helps.

Matt has an inherent quality where he always knows that he's the toughest guy on the mat. His semifinal win was the biggest of his career and the biggest for our program.

Matt has a tendency not to loosen up at times because of the surgery. I thought he was loose when he went out there today. He got to a point that things began to tighten a bit. He felt like he couldn't let it go.

Matt has been a good big-league player. We'll make the switch to get him some at-bats ... give Jeremy time to regroup. If Matt swings and plays the way Matt can, it will make things interesting.

Matt has been a huge part of English rugby for the past decade. One of the big characters in rugby is leaving the game.

Matt has been a terrific young player for the club and he is just coming into the prime of his career.

Matt has been good for us all year defensively. We chart deflections and Matt has led us in deflections all year. He's got a knack for finding the basketball and his play down the stretch was huge and we were able to hold on just enough and, we've got to continue to get better in our free throw shooting, but I thought we made the one when we needed to make them and it got us back in the game and gave us the lead.

Matt has been playing great the last five or six games and we just told him to shake it off and he turned around and made several big saves for us, especially in the second period.

Matt has between now and the draft to see if he can to get something done. It will take the cooperation of the agent. ... We're not in a desperate need for a quarterback. I've got a very veteran quarterback that I think has got at least two and hopefully more years left in Trent Green. ... But if it makes sense -- and I'm not sure what that is yet -- to try to acquire his services, fine.

Matt has come a long way. He came in here as the starter and got knocked to the background. That was very unexpected in his life.

Matt has come up so big for us over the last few games and we told him not to worry about that one and from there he turned it up and played great.

Matt has done everything a quarterback needs to do to prepare. He earned the job.

Matt has had his ups and downs the last few games. He delivered the big hit for us so this couldn't have come at a better time for him.

Matt has hit some big shots this year. He's a good shooter and a great free throw shooter. He's got a lot of guts.

Matt has no intention of doing that. He knows the possibility. I talked to him about it a week or so ago because I'd heard this stuff floating around, and he said, 'No, I'm not doing that.'

Matt hasn't been out there much. He hasn't been in that situation often. However, when it's all said and done, he is going to be a factor.

Matt has offered his front desk staff to make phone calls reminding people to go vote on Tuesday.

Matt has pitched well. I thought when I recruited him he was pretty good, but I've been pleasantly surprised. He got the (offensive) help right away and that may have made it a little bit easier for him to relax. He's going to be a really good one for us.

Matt has really blossomed. He?s come into his own. I think Matt can carry the show while they break in a new co-host.

Matt has really worked hard over the winter. He came back 8 pounds under what I asked. He's taking this season seriously from a personal standpoint.

Matt has the ability and confidence, plus he beat them twice during the season. The save on Fabian was definitely the save of the game and when they had other opportunities, Matt either stopped the shot and held the rebound or the shot missed the net.

Matt has the size and he has the arm to most definitely be a Division I guy. He's going to have the statistics, too. And with the quarterbacks we've had come out of here in the past four or five years, colleges are going to come see him.

Matt has to detail the little things. He has to keep on improving, and learning the offense and the new wrinkles. He has to get better at throwing accurate throws and making good decisions. He's made a lot of big strides over the last year. And we expect him to improve and have a good senior year.

Matt hustles a lot and is just a great athlete. He doesn't have outstanding basketball skills, but he's a great baseball player and a winner. He knows how to get the job done and gets his share of steals and rebounds.

Matt is a big centreman who adds a playmaking element to our forward lines. We feel he is a valuable addition to our core group of young forwards.

Matt is a dominating franchise quarterback who should be picked at the top of the first round.

Matt is a good young local forward who has come through the club's academy, and is continuing to develop further as a player.

Matt is a great addition to the squad. We have been keen to sign him for quite some time and I have been very impressed with his abilities in the short time that he has been with us.

Matt is a great athlete, and I'm for anything we can do on offense to help our team win. He can definitely make plays down the field. Whatever it takes to win is what I'm here to do.

Matt is a great fit for our staff. He is a young aggressive assistant coach who has been at two Division I universities that have turned around with his recruiting and coaching abilities. He was an integral part of the players landed at Denver and Middle Tennessee. He was a heck of a player in college who was a bulldog and he carried that into his coaching career. He has recruiting ties in the Northwest, West and Midwest.

Matt is a great quarterback. He comes to practice every day ready to play. He's been having great practice and that's where we build our confidence, in practice. If he has a great game, that'll build his confidence even more. ... He's looking like he's ready to play.

Matt is a loyal young man. I told him to bring back what he learned and we'll work on it. I told him not to be afraid of hurting my feelings. One of the great things about boxing is no one knows everything. I'm really happy for him. He is right on track.

Matt is always saying that. He has not reason to complain. He started the whole thing by squeezing me in Turn 2 with just 20 laps gone in a 200 -lap race. I just finished it.

Matt is an All-State keeper and we know we can get that from him.

Matt is an amazing holder. He is one of the best holders I have ever seen in my life.

Matt is an important part of the England squad and made a big contribution during the Autumn series and the Six Nations. He will be missed by during this crucial time of the season and by ourselves on the tour to Australia and we wish him a swift and full recovery.

Matt is a phenomenal quarterback. He's a great leader. He's very good with his feet and he has a great arm. He always seems to know what he's doing, making sure his offense has the best play possible.

Matt is a playmaker. Once he stopped worrying about what was going on around him, he did a great job of throwing the ball.

Matt is a scoring guard. He's a shooter, and he has unbelievable 3-point range. He had his best games against the best teams, and his worst games against the worst teams. He really seems to elevate his game when the lights are brightest.

Matt is a solid left-handed hitter and base stealer who will provide us with depth and flexibility. He can help us in a variety of roles, including the ability to play all three outfield positions.

Matt is a tough, tough player. If you're not tough, you can't play quarterback. I don't care if you can throw the ball 100 yards.

Matt is a versatile player who can either play down as a conventional tight end or align in the slot. He has good speed and is developing strength this winter. He will compete in the spring for one of our two tight-end positions.

Matt is a very confident basketball player. He wants to be great.

Matt is a very special player. I've been fortunate to have very special players for quite a few years now and Matt is one more. Matt doesn't need much coaching. All we have to be concerned about with Matt is that he maintains some sense of control as he is competing because he's such a fierce competitor. He'll do anything to win, he's just an awful nice kid to coach.

Matt is a winner, a vocal leader and a great leader by example. He also typifies what Union's student-athletes are all about. He is a Union Scholar, a captain and starter for our team, and also a standout swimmer for Coach Scott Felix.

Matt is going to be a force to be reckoned with in the conference again this year. He had a great summer and is probably in the best shape of his life. I look for him to be a strong contender for another individual conference title.

Matt is growing into a leader, working with the staff and pushing the tempo. If Esteban hits like he did the last month a year ago, he will be a good draft. We need him to get hot.

Matt is just a good athlete. We really kicked well. He's not quite to where Chris was, but he'll get there.