The main thing is we don't want the public to really panic about this. It's a new disease. At this point, there hasn't been an immediate threat. |
The one thing I've realized is our kids will compete in a big venue, ... When you go into these games, you take away all the positives. Did they play hard? Did they get better? |
There was just nothing to go on. We didn't have the technology. |
There's an ebb and flow of cricket populations. When you have harsh, wet springs it can damage the egg sacs and cut down the numbers. |
These pumps were built when gas was less than $1 a gallon, ... No one would have dreamed of $3 a gallon then. |
This is a great time. A great atmosphere. |
This is a step forward, as long as we take the good and the bad and learn from it. Otherwise, it's just another loss. But I think, in the end, this can help us. |
This is the way we play, no matter who we play, ... Good teams will do that. It will be the same message next week. |
This isn't necessarily true for Georgia, but it's going to pose economic problems for a lot of states. A lot of them aren't going to have enough money for fees, uniforms, motels, transportation, food and all that. Some only have 15 clubs in the whole blooming state. They're going to have to find a way to raise that type of money. |
We are trying to maintain our program as we now have it. |
We don't want to put anyone out of business, ... Some changes will have to happen, and we're giving them the time to do it. |
We estimated $20 million of damage statewide [last year]. |
We have a program where we will help share the cost [of insect treatment]. |
We just came to a dead end. |
We talked all spring about this, ... We talked about it at town hall meetings, at concerts, everywhere. Seventh- through 12th-graders should take some responsibility. The students need to tell their parents. |