Both schools agreed it was best to play the rivalry game on the final weekend to conclude the regular season. |
Conference USA has been a terrific affiliation for us the last couple years, we want to make Conference USA the best possible conference it can be, ... But at the same time, we want to have a nationally prominent program, and we will always look for a vehicle with which we can achieve that. |
Give the credit to Dave (Odom). I may have jumped on board, but as soon as I got here and had a talk with Dave, one of the first things he mentioned was the history and some of the things he thought we should do; I happened to agree, but it started with him. |
He has a familiarity in the system, both in the athletics department and in the university. |
He is a people person and is very talented, as indicated by his proven track record. |
I looked at him like he had three eyes. Ultimately though, if you look at the program now, he was right on target. If TCU had stayed, I don't think TCU would ever have had the success we had. |
I think we have huge room for improvement. |
I'm held responsible for our budget. |
I've agonized over this. I lay awake at night trying to think about, 'What is the right price for tickets?' You sense the demand, but I've got to be sensitive to our supporters. |
Is a $40 price to go watch a Southeastern Conference football game reasonable? We've done our due diligence around the country. You'll see that it's more than reasonable. |
It's a cultural change. What we want is to mirror our student bodies (in academic performance and graduation rates). This is putting consequences on people who are not headed in that direction. |
It's just an announced crowd. I don't know that you could give an accurate count at a game. It's an announced crowd, unless somebody has a computerized system in place. |
Our objective is to try to do this on an annual basis. We want to reconnect with our past. Our past is very important to us. |
Really what it all boils down to is (charging) $40 to go watch a Southeastern Conference football game reasonable? I think in the marketplace if you compare us (to other schools) ... it's more than reasonable. |
Stability. I'm looking for stability. The key word that Craig said is shared vision. That's what we're excited about. |