Quid Pro Quote

"At the beginning of these matches everybody's scouted each other, and you're trying to feel each other out." Glen Conley, supreme allied commander at Kent State. Did you know every time someone says "Golden Flashes" he inexplicably yells out "Thunder"? (WWII jargon callback...I was watching "Saving Private Ryan" this weekend.)

"I am not a big fan of collared shirts." - Georgetown's Jessica Hardy, detailing what she considers one of the worst things about life in D.C. Collared shirts. Does Georgetown have a dress code we're not aware of? Are people shamed into wearing collared shirts all the time?

"We wanted to just jump out of the guns." - UVA head coach Melissa Aldrich Shelton, performing a complicated "mixed metaphor" maneuver, unless she's trying to start a new catchphrase, in which case, that's so fetch.

"Game three was basically our team out there, the other games we weren't ourselves." - Minnesota's Lauren Gibbemeyer, getting all "Zen and the Art of Gopher Maintenance" on us.

"They [the Aggies] weren't going to be the first team to get beat by Colorado." - Texas A&M's Coach Corbelli, in reference to beating the Buffs. "They didn't want to be the first team to lose to Colorado." So, what you're saying is, your team didn't want to be the first pack o' ragamuffins to lose to the lowly Buffs? Am I getting the gist of it?

"I haven't heard a word she's said in four years, and she hasn't listened to a word I have said in four years. It's almost like we are married." - Penn State top dog Russ Rose, on his conversations with senior Kate Price. When asked to comment, Mrs. Rose replied, "That Russ. He's a funny, funny guy." (p.s. not a real quote)