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"I don't think any one particular conference saying they won't play FCS opponents will have grave effects. The bigger concern would be if other FBS leagues follow suit" – Appalachian State AD Charlie Cobb, on the Big Ten's proposal to no longer play FCS opponents in football (USA TODAY, 2/15).

"It was a good night, but I got over it the next day pretty quickly. These guys make you get it over it pretty quickly" – Michigan State AD Mark Hollis, on being at NCAA HQs for an NCAA Tournament selection committee meeting a day after his school's victory over Michigan in basketball (DETROIT NEWS, 2/15).

"Governments hand over power to the next government. Locking down millions of dollars for a hypothetical future project? It's a bit of a head scratcher" – UNC Charlotte economist Craig Depken, on a proposed plan for a tax that would stockpile millions of dollars for future needs for the Panthers and Bank of America Stadium (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 2/15).

"The safety problem on the short tracks has reached an epidemic. It needs to be addressed by all of the sanctioning bodies as well as the promoters who operate these tracks independently" – The Wheeler Co. Chair Humpy Wheeler, on the need for mandatory safety measures at short-oval motorsports tracks (THATSRACIN.com, 2/15).

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