I talked to his friends and told them to take him out and tell him that I wasn't going to fire him. I did not roll over his contract. I don't like rollovers anyway, but that did make a statement. He made some changes and turned it around. He's done a terrific job. |
I tell you what, very mildly. We thought of everything. From going to Ole Miss, which is vacant this Saturday, to Shreveport, but there are reasons that we decided on this trip and I think they're pretty solid. I don't think anything would've been better than this trip. |
I think the big deal might have been the lopsided ballgame. A lot of times as a coach, you get embarrassed. I know if you beat a guy by 10 runs or more, he was apt to say, 'You ran up the score.' Sometimes that can be taken to a different level. |
I think the commissioner was impressed with the stadium and with how everything was handled. He knows we'll do what it takes to help keep the Saints. But we didn't talk about next year. |
I'm honored to be on this list for the official beginning of the College Baseball Hall of Fame. The coaches on the list laid the groundwork for what college baseball is today. Being mentioned with those men means a lot to me. |
I'm sure we'll get something worked out that will be fair to him. |
If North Carolina State offers him $2 million, I think John should interview there because he's not going to get $2 million here. That would be outrageous. |
If the Saints call, naturally I will consider taking their request to the Board of Supervisors. Because they're our Saints, too, and we're all in this together. But obviously, I couldn't do anything without board action. |
If we can't play in Tiger Stadium, we might look to another site in Louisiana. A site where there are hotel rooms. Playing at Lafayette might be a possibility. But we're not there yet. |
It could happen that the federal government could tell us not to play the game. It depends on what is happening in New Orleans next week. |
It's been very fun and exciting to watch both teams. |
It's great we're able to do all this. We will get a extremely large amount of publicity by hosting the NFL. But as far as doing that again next year, we'll have to look at that. |
It's great we're able to do all this. We will get an extremely large amount of publicity by hosting the NFL. But as far as doing that again next year, we'll have to look at that. |
Michael Clayton, he would be a draw, too. |
No athletic director would want his football coach to open up on the road with a top-20 team and lose the home field advantage. We worked for a long time trying to solve every problem, but in the end there were some concerns that we just couldn't control. Like the immediate use of the Maravich Center and the Field House. Of course we don't want to interfere with the recovery effort in any way. Money's not an issue in this thing, my God. |