We've gone through the proper channels and sought permission. They've said we can and that's as far as it's gone. Whether that leads to a contract is another matter entirely.

This has gone too far,

You have to go through channels and get permission from my athletic director [Laing Kennedy] before you can talk to me. Duquesne has not talked to my athletic director. Until that time, it's not serious.

All he would have had to do was ask and get permission and he could have gone shopping at the Galleria, but he didn't. He feels very foolish about doing this.

They are too far away now to give it a proper fight.

The effect of the auction as a marketplace is already being felt. We sought permission from a few sellers to publish their participation in the auction early in the process.