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I was concerned because everywhere you walked the past three days, that's all people talked about. They didn't even know we played Friday night. I think most of the people were talking about Sunday -- except the TVs. They were talking about Miami and the Lakers.

It is significant, no doubt. It caught Miami a little harder than what a lot of people expected.

I thought we gave great effort against a very good Texas team. Our defense, in particular, played with great emotion. Offensively, we have to do a better job in the red zone. That was a concern after the Miami game and it is still a concern. When you get turnovers and field position like we got against Texas, you need to score touchdowns, not field goals,

I thought we looked at the scoreboard and acted like we may be able to beat the Miami Heat. But I don't know if we, at the end, believed we could beat them.

I think we have a good record to run on. People can see that changes that have occurred, and people like the direction the city is going, ... People want to come to Miami to live, work and play.

I think we went to almost every Miami game when he played there.

I think back then, the coaches kind of looked out for each other. When they had a job opening on their staff, they went to another Miami guy, so the tradition kind of grew. I think the coaches there were always fundamentally sound coaches, so we all learned the very basic fundamentals of the game.

It got bad in the sixth round seeing guys from the Big 12 and guys I played against go ahead of me. I knew I wasn't just a seventh-round pick, and seeing that, it got to me. But after knowing why, it made me feel better. And going to Miami is obviously not a bad place.

I think this Miami game is going to tell us where we're at.

I think this is going to go down as a gut check for the Miami Hurricane program. They're at a low point recruiting-wise.

I think we are certainly not intimidated coming in here or going to Miami or going to Alabama or wherever we have gone. The only place we haven't played well is at Florida State, but outside of that we have always played well against big clubs in front of large crowds.

I think there's no question offensive line is one of the big priorities Miami has wanted, needed and tried to address. Losing your (position) coach makes it difficult to recruit (at that position), but something obviously needed to be done.

I think sometimes when you win people think you're not challenged, but I don't necessarily agree with that. (Wake Forest and Syracuse) were won by five points, then we went to Miami and with two minutes to go in the game the score was tied. Sometimes people think if you win, it's been all easy. I think our guys have had to grind out games and find ways to win some games. I'd rather learn through winning than losing.

Just by looking at him as far as when he took over at Miami and the job he did and how the players responded to him, I think he would do a good job for us.

I think experience goes a long way in the NFL, ... It certainly helped me the other day. I think back on my days in Cleveland and Indy, it definitely made me feel more comfortable. Miami had a different defense than a year ago, gave us a lot of different looks. But I was happy how our offense stepped up and played.

I saw that we lost the first game after I left. I try to keep in contact with those guys. Some of my coaches and Bracey (Wright) are going to come to the Miami game, so I'm looking forward to seeing them again.

I saw you on TV today saying Kerry Collins has no chance of being a starting QB option no matter where he lands this year. I wonder why you say that when Collins is a much better QB than the current starters in Arizona, Baltimore, Dallas, Miami and San Francisco.

Penn State was always at the top of my list. We were real close in getting together. But the Miami mystique drew us to visit there. I was real comfortable with the quarterbacks coach (Werner) and I built a relationship with him. When he was dismissed, everything changed.

Our guys at end don't get the big hits. Jason Taylor in Miami played 99% and was (expletive) off if we took him out. We'd still like to have a good rotation going even with those guys.

Our guys are too competitive to throw in the towel now. It's way too early to talk about us packing it in. Miami came back two years ago and New Jersey did it last year, so we just need to get on a roll.

Our schedule has been balanced. There are generally times when you have to play those guaranteed games. You wonder what it does to the mindset of your players, but we've played on the road at Providence and Miami and up in New York against Syracuse and Wake Forest. I think we've been tested.

Our blocks in the Miami game came the right way. They came with our big guys playing good post defense, moving their feet. When someone from Miami committed to shooting the basketball, most of our blocked shots were on the ball.

Our breakthrough game was Miami coming back the way that we did from the 14-0 run. This is a huge win coming down to North Carolina. I don't care how many people they lost from last year. To come down to this building in front of 20,000-plus is a huge win for us.

Pittsburgh's one of the hottest, most formidable teams in the league. Right now we're up against one of the hottest teams in the league. Miami is playing as good as anybody is.

People I have talked to kind of think Miami is shut down, with a curfew. People are canceling bookings. We have to get South Beach open. We have to take ads out to say Miami is open for business.

That area between Miami and Palm Beach is a huge cluster of insurance values and exposure. A very slight increase in the winds can cause significant increase in losses. Right now we're slightly below the design wind speed. But a little faster, you hit values where you see more things start to fail.

Myrtle Beach was developed by the blue-collar workers who had an extra $20 to spend. The new lifestyle is looking for people with $2,000 to spend. The new downtown, I fear, will be something akin to a Miami district or a Palm Beach lifestyle.

Look at that game and Denver doesn't look like the same team because Miami didn't allow them to be.

I think Randy and I both went to Miami because of the tradition they have for coaches. I think we both knew at a young age that we wanted to coach so we were drawn to Miami.

I think Ohio is a good fit for Joe. I know his mom and dad are happy, even though they're both Miami (University) graduates. I think it will be hard for them to put a green hat on.

It doesn't make a hill of beans. I remember being at Miami and I don't think we ever were a Top 10 team (in recruiting) and we won three national championships.

I think maybe the lack of Miami humidity will be helpful. I know that was a big thing. It's unbelievable, the size of some of those blisters. People think 'blister, just prick it with a pin and it goes away.' But he was ripping whole pieces of skin off of his finger.

I think this is going to be the best defense Miami ever had.

We've talked about the whole schedule, but Miami is always ranked and is going to stand out. It's going to be great to go down there and be able to play.

The Abbey up on 21st Street used to be at the far northern limit of South Beach action, but over the last two years the nightlife scene has expanded heavily into that area -- now known as the 'Cultural Arts District' -- and the Abbey finds itself right in the center of some of the hottest clubs in town such as Mynt, Rok Bar, SkyBar Miami Beach, and a new venue named Mokai which promises to be a South Beach trend-setter for the coming season,

That's the way they wanted to approach it. Miami made an offer but was told it was not acceptable. We chose not to. We decided to wait and see if we have a chance in free agency to get him. Unless we had permission to first explore everything involved, we weren't going to make an offer.

I was really nervous. . . . You sort of trust your swing and let it go. We had to have it. Hopefully, it's going to give us some swagger back, get us some confidence back. Miami just physically beat us, we had to get some confidence back.

Mike has done a tremendous job over the past two seasons as a graduate assistant on both sides of the ball. His familiarity with and loyalty toward the program make him a great asset to Miami football as he takes over as our tight ends coach.

Miami was playing like this was their last game ever, ... We didn't play that way, so they got the result.

Miami wasn't in a conference at that time. Miami was an independent,

Miami was my dream school. But they wanted to wait to see what I did as a senior before deciding to offer or not. What if I waited and they didn't offer? I had several offers. I didn't want to drag out the recruiting process. I feel comfortable with my decision to go to Illinois.

Miami was coming off of a tough loss and I thought if we got that doubles point we would have a lot of momentum. We couldn't capitalize on that momentum and that's unusual for us.

Miami this year had an incredible team down there, ... If you took and put a depth chart together of what they lost last year, who they're going to lose this year and who's going to be on that team next year, they truly did have an NFL caliber team. There's no two ways about that.

Miami probably was the single moment that stands out. Those are the moments you dream about, and I was fortunate to have it happen to me.

Miami is what made me like this -- cocky, arrogant.

Miami is still a tough team without Shaq, and Wade proved that. We had to grind it out in the end to get the win. It's big for us because we know they will be there in the end. Having home court advantage really helps us out.

Miami is not as strong as people think they are. That could be an upset in the first round.

Miami is not as strong as everyone thinks they are.

Miami is incredibly improved this year and have already had some great wins. Their coach, Mario Rincon, has done a great job in building that team. It will be our first ACC match of the season and is no doubt a tough one. You always like to set a good tone for ACC conference play so it should be very intense.

Miami is great. I'm trying to do my best to avoid distractions and get ready for tomorrow.

Miami is finally going to have its South Beach, with all the different styles in one place.

Miami is a very tough team, and they're a great rival. You don't really have to say much about a team like Miami. It's a huge rivalry.

Miami is as anachronistic and dinosaur-like as Fidel Castro, because we are a response to him. And until that issue is resolved, Miami Cubans will continue living in his world.

Miami is a really special place for me, particularly in the U.S. It was one of the first places in the country to really embrace dance music, and I've been going there for many, many years.

Miami is a major point, and this is a major disruption.

Miami is always going to have some real good players to choose from. That's why there are so many scouts here today.

Miami is a geographical confluence of telecommunications and entrepreneurial forces that have huge impacts throughout Latin America. Our presence here will both propel and augment our research and consulting activities throughout Latin America.

Miami has the No. 1 defense in the country? Georgia Tech is the best defense in the country ? point blank.

Miami has produced results which speak to them being a great team. We've done a little bit of the same, but we can't control what Florida State or Miami will do. However, we can certainly try to play on their weaknesses. Hopefully we know what we can do and what we can control.

Miami has been my home since we moved the Nasdaq-100 Open to Key Biscayne in 1987 and I relish the opportunity to support important charitable causes such as the Greater Miami Tennis Foundation through events such as the Jim Berry Tennis Classic and the Robin Givens Night with the Stars.

Miami has been making strides the last five years. This past season (and the new facility) is just another step in being one of the best programs in the nation.

Miami has been a great program for so many years. It's a club we're very familiar with.

Miami has a decent shot ... I have the opportunity to play early.

Miami does not have a visitor-friendly airport. At Miami International, a cramped and dingy labyrinth, the message is: Just Try to Find Our Baggage Claim Area!

Miami and Fort Lauderdale is on the top of the list because not only is it one of the top worst traffic areas and fastest growing population, you've got a collision of these two factions. That's not going to get better sooner. What Traffic Gauge does is provide a solution where you can take what we have today and make it more efficient.

Who is trying to provoke (the) situation? Clearly those in Miami that are making good money with the lives of individuals. People have died.

You can be in shape, but you have to be in Miami Heat shape; it's a little different. If everybody on the team is making that commitment, you want to make that commitment, too. So we're all trying to be on the same page.

We feel fortunate that we're in a position where we're looking down on the Miami Heat. Half-a-game lead. In a way, I'm surprised. And yet, we've got nothing to crow about.

We don't come to Miami to play in the Peach Bowl. We come to compete for national championships.

We went to the game Friday night and on the way in, Georgia Bulldogs fans were barking at us, telling us now that you lost Miami there is no Big East. They said we should be called Little East.

Whichever team drafts me, I think I can make a significant (contribution) on their team, no matter who it is. Being at the University of Miami with the coaching staff we have and the history of guys who come back, I've learned a lot and I've been taught a lot and I think with the right opportunity and the right team, I'll be able to play.

We really need to grasp the concept that extra bases matter, you can't be balking guys over and wild-pitching guys over. I don't care if you're playing Miami of Florida or the New York Yankees; you want to make it difficult (to score runs).

We got behind in Miami and threw the ball quite a bit in the fourth quarter,

We can't worry about what the opposition does but there is a certain way Miami has to be pitched. And we've got to be able to execute when it comes to executing certain pitches.

We've got offers from a number of markets to move the show. Denver would like us. Miami would really like us. Seattle is very interested.

We have colleagues scattered from Miami to Dallas. They're working out of coffee shops on laptop computers.

We have to play hard and not let teams intimidate us in the first quarter like Miami and Orlando did. You have to keep chasing and chasing. Finally in the fourth quarter when you've got them, you have no energy.

We have almost a third of the state's (insured property) exposure from Miami to Palm Beach. Also if it were to intensify as it passed over warmer waters in the Gulf Stream, it would be most dangerous.

We know the odds. Ninety-five percent of the time, the team that is up 2-0 wins the series. I imagine we're going to see the best Miami has on Sunday, and we'd better be ready for it.

We have another challenging schedule that our players, coaches and fans will enjoy. We play at Kansas State for the first time and we have Kentucky, Miami and West Virginia at home for our fans. It's going to be a tough schedule, but I know our players will be excited about what's in front of them.

The problem with Daytona Beach is it took me forever to get my kids thinking that their life isn't over if FSU, UF and Miami weren't after them. I think the coaches have stepped it up around here and realized that this is part of our job.

Unfortunately, we had a couple of losses at the beginning of the season, but the division is up for grabs right now. New England is losing, Miami is right there. We feel like we're very competitive, and we know what we have to do when it comes to division games. We have to buckle up and get on the grind.

Unfortunately the Miami relatives rejected our efforts leaving us no other option but the enforcement action,

You did get this impression that he thought he could go from exile in Central America to Miami and that would be ... safe haven there, ... For people that are paying attention, I think it does give the impression that somehow the Constitution and laws of the United States don't exactly apply the same way there.

We don't have the big bad wolf Lakers, ... but who's to say there will not be another terrific team in two years. If (Shaquille O'Neal) holds up, Miami could be that team.

There is less traffic going to Miami and some of the Florida airports, but the weather system that's operating along the whole East Coast is probably having a bigger impact on travel.

You don't prove yourself until the playoffs. Detroit and Miami are the two best teams in the conference, and until someone knocks them off, they're still the two best teams in the conference.

We don't know anything about Arkansas and Miami because they haven't played yet, and Ole Miss played last weekend,

I’m excited to join Power 105.1 in New York and The Beat in Miami and expand my brand even further in the coming months.

South Carolina put George H.W. Bush into the White House, But George W. Bush into the White House and sent Jeb Bush back to Miami.

Miami is one of the great cultural melting pots in the world. I love working and living here.

The oil spill is getting bad. There is so much oil and tar now in the Gulf of Mexico, Cubans can now walk to Miami.

I've started films like Miami Vice where I'm in really good shape and I look back on that film and see the moustache is bigger as I've got a larger face.

We called practice off on that Sunday and basically said we'll meet back here tomorrow afternoon, everybody go home and make sure everything's safe. You don't realize the devastation that happens. It's like a bomb that goes off. In the Miami area there wasn't any water, food . . . or electricity for a month.

We consider Miami one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference so we see it as a test each and every time. They beat on us last year in the playoffs so we wanted to come out and see how we could fix it and just compete with them. We competed with them before but we just weren't on their level.

We consider Miami one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference and we see it as a test each and every time. We felt we could really give them a run.

We don't want to do what they did in Miami and bounce him around. We want to lock him in on something now.

We will evaluate the situation and consult with representatives in Miami and make a decision shortly,

We would have had a hard time beating (season-opening opponent) Miami today.

We knew it wasn't going to be easy. They are a very competitive team and always have been. I think it took Miami a 16-0 run in the second half to win the game last night. They are so depleted with injuries and my heart goes out to Bernie.