15 ordspråk av Karl Benson
Karl Benson
'Play Up' is more than the games on Fridays and Saturdays. It's not in opposition to what we're out there promoting, and what 'Play Up' means. 'Play Up' means the investment our schools have made into getting better.
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From a non-conference standpoint, it's who did you play and who did you beat and where were the games played.
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I think there are some bugs to be worked out. What occurred the other night, you would think that's a play that should have been reviewed and overturned and was probably a blown call.
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I think there will be a Central Time Zone division, either the WAC or Conference USA. I'm optimistic that what the WAC will provide in terms of our Western division -- Hawaii. Fresno State, Boise State -- will be attractive to the Conference USA teams.
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I'm expecting, anticipating, that we will be using instant replay next year. It hasn't officially been approved, but we can't afford not to do it.
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It continues to show that it is a game fans enjoy watching.
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It is a judgment call, not an automatic technical.
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It's been on our agenda for several years. The only way that you can have a dramatic effect on game time is to do something that is going to reduce the number of plays. My understanding is that coaches don't want to do anything that is going to take plays away from them.
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Regardless of the number of teams, you are always looking for something that distinguishes one team from another. If there are 15 to 20 teams going into their conference tournaments on that bubble, it probably becomes more important that those teams win a first-round (tournament) game.
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The WAC is on very solid footing to have a minimum of five teams participate in the postseason.
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They understand the issues and they understand the dynamics.
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Unfortunately this year there was a great disparity on the home side as compared to the road side.
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We haven't really focused on Plan B.
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We obviously need the workers for a lot of jobs.
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We've got some great rivalries. I've always thought teams from both conferences should continue to play each other.
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