The Southeastern Conference (which furnishes the host team for the bowl) wanted it played within the (geographic) footprint of the league, and it was only appropriate that it should be. |
The Sugar Bowl cup, the original cup, believe it or not, was still there. We quickly left with that. |
There's a lot of uncharted water we'll be trying to navigate. Just creating a new logo that incorporates our new title sponsor is very time-consuming. We're about a month behind, but sometimes it feels like more. In a lot of areas, we're starting from scratch. |
There's a million details involved. |
There's way too much equity built into our game to even consider it. That has been understood from the start. |
They went on a rampage. They broke down the doors and stole just about everything we had. Interestingly, they didn't take a lot of irreplaceable Sugar Bowl memorabilia. But the place was a mess; before I could enter my office I had to take shots and put on a hazardous-waste suit. |
This is totally about New Orleans. |
This was pre-Katrina, absolutely. This was basically involving negotiations with Fox, which is taking over the broadcast. |
To say that we agonized over this decision would be an understatement. We clearly wanted to play the game in Louisiana and look at every possible alternative. |
We are going to continue to talk with city and state officials, everybody who will need to be involved in this process. This is totally about New Orleans. |
We don't want to hamper the recovery operation in any way. However, we want to see if there is room where we can coexist. |
We lost some possessions, but they can be replaced. The important thing ? our family ? is OK. |
We plan to move back eventually. As soon as I get the Sugar Bowl wrapped up, I'll go home and start renovating. |
We still think it's doable. But it's obvious we are faced with some formidable challenges. We're not able to use the Superdome and we have to determine what options are available to us. |
We still think it's doable. But it's obvious we are faced with some formidable challenges. We're not able to use the Superdome and we have to determine what options are available to us. |