We asked if we could achieve a championship faster doing this deal or not making this deal. We felt we could make it faster doing this deal.

My voice was not heard, the questions were not asked that I wanted to see asked.

We'll see tomorrow whether or not we can contend for a national championship. We need to come out and show we can bounce back from a tough loss.

They were freaked out, they were rude, they were hostile. They were doing what they were asked not to do.

There was a strong and unanimous feeling that this (the incident) was something that could not be repaired.

This format, to me, has taken a little of the bloom out of the championship deal,