Quotes by Mike Flanagan

“These guys just broke the bank. Theres a reason they got $11 million and $9 million just to sign on the dotted line. Because theyre that good.”

“Those guys were great guys, people, players. But theyre gone. You cant dwell on what you had. No ones expecting those guys to play exactly like they did. Hopefully, theyll bring something new to the table. Weve just got to move on.”

“When you have a guy like Bryce for four years, you know you are going to miss him not only because of the type of basketball player he is, but the person he is. He is one of those people you just build your system around.”

“This is a historic opportunity in this global environment for Michigan teachers to work in Taiwan, teaching English to children there, then return to their classrooms in Michigan with a greater knowledge to share with our students here.”

“If you are devastated first thing in the morning, day in and day out, youre not thinking about Algebra II.”

“Dynamic optimization gives us an entirely new way of managing network traffic. Traditionally, communications networks are designed around a static scenario based on peak usage patterns. But of course traffic patterns are always changing. In the evenings the majority of mobile device use is at the home, during the day it is in the office area, and during rush hours along the major traffic arteries. By creating a network that can optimize itself dynamically to adjust to the changing network needs throughout the day we can enable service providers to improve quality of service related to the delivery of mobile voice and data services.”

“We can borrow unused capacity from areas where it isnt currently needed and direct it to other areas where demand is higher at any given time. The result is better service and improved network efficiency.”

“Pattern modeling is very useful and a major step, but users dont always conform to those patterns. For example, when there is a specific event like a traffic jam or a big rugby game there is a big spike in mobile phone calls in a concentrated area. Traditional network design cant cope with those changes in network usage very well.”

“You dont replace anybody. You move on.”

“Hes just one of those guys (whom) you could tell early on was going to be something. Athletically, he was gifted from the start and you just had a feeling that once he got an understanding of the game at this level and the schemes that they were using that he would be a force to reckon with.”