Bruce Johnson
Bruce Johnson
february good great last remains seen team year
We're a better team than we were last year. We were a good team last year but not a great team. Right now, we're a really good team but it remains to be seen if we'll be a great team. We'll find out February 20.
christmas effort thinking troops understand
We want everyone to understand that this effort didn't end at Christmas. Our troops need to know someone's thinking about them.
charge cut fans high left mean money pay player prices reason talented teams ticket willing
Player salaries are high because ticket prices are high, not the other way around, ... The only way teams can charge high ticket prices is with fans willing to pay them. The only reason they're willing to pay is because they want to see talented players. But if you cut pay for players, it would just mean more money left for owners.
bowl final four ncaa players prices rose though ticket tickets
Look at ticket prices to the Rose Bowl or NCAA Final Four -- they're pretty high, even though those players don't get paid. If it was player salaries driving, the tickets would be much cheaper.
adds bit fire fuel
That adds a little bit more fuel to the fire.
bit check held land value
Land value has to be held in check a little bit if incomes go the other way.
improve
I thought we did very well, particularly considering the weather. Now we just have to improve each week.
digging hope involved people step
It's really worthwhile. I hope people will step up and be involved in their community. It's about more than just digging dirt.
buy chose corporate la
It was a corporate decision. They chose to buy out their lease (at the La Crosse mall) and leave.
baseball blow double fans owned pay publicly sitting stadiums taking taxes
It's a double blow to fans in publicly owned cities. You're not only taking away baseball but you're making them pay taxes for stadiums sitting empty.
afraid donated drives five found four great maybe metal scrap war whoever
There were four or five big ones in the Great Hall. I've never found one, and I'm afraid whoever had them donated them to the scrap metal drives during World War II. But, maybe one day I'll find them.
couple land
A downturn of 10 to 15% in agricultural land over a couple of years could be possible.
bloom
So that will take a little bloom off.
complex country traffic work
We have controllers all over this country that work complex traffic every day.