We really want to play at home next week. |
We said, 'Yeah, sure. I guess. Why not?' |
We stand ready and willing to serve the Sugar Bowl. We'll offer them all our athletic facilities. |
We will now face significant logistical challenges . . .. Naturally our strong preference would have been to play during the weekend, but safety for student-athletes, fans and everyone else involved in a football game was the overriding factor for the commissioner. |
We will now face significant logistical challenges, but we hope for the continued cooperation of our fans. |
We will now face significant logistical challenges, but we hope for the continued cooperation of our fans. Naturally our strong preference would have been to play during the weekend, but safety for student-athletes, fans and everyone else involved in a football game was the overriding factor for the commissioner. |
We'd have to arrange something as far as a rental agreement. And it would have to work with the LSU football schedule. I'm not sure we could play football on a Saturday night and have it ready for Sunday afternoon. |
We're a very flexible campus. We actually still have people in the special needs shelter at the Field House. |
We're still trying to work that out, |
We're trying to get Shaq here for an NBA game. |
When pro and college teams try to coexist long term, ... the college team usually loses. |
While the football game was exciting, I am especially writing to express my sincere apology and regret to you, your president and all Tennessee fans for the incident which took place on our campus as your team buses were approaching Tiger Stadium. |
You can't run a football game in Tiger Stadium without 1,500-1,600 people to help, |
You cant run a football game in Tiger Stadium without 1,500-1,600 people to help, |
You have to remember these two have a long history that we don't know about. And the Baylor coach is high strung. |