Tom Hansen
Tom Hansen
bill bring business college felt great impressed names passion personal relationships suggested terrific
Bill was one of the first names suggested to us. We were very impressed with the candidates. Bill has a great passion for college athletics. He has terrific personal relationships in our business and with the media. We felt he would bring credibility to the position.
invited might perhaps texas
We thought perhaps if we invited Texas A&M as well, we might get Texas,
added changed conference division penn since state
We're the only Division I-A conference that hasn't changed since Penn State was added to the Big Ten.
cars countless lives ran roads sideways trucks wreck
We've ran for our lives countless times because trucks and cars have slid sideways on icy roads at a wreck we're working.
choice
If they want 9-2 teams, that's their choice,
lucky year
Now we just have to get lucky for a year or two.
claiming sell television
When we sell television properties, ... we're already claiming all of California.
gives ncaa pay payment
I think he'll probably have to pay it back, but the NCAA gives you a payment schedule.
anyone game portraying
The announcers were portraying the game as called hideously. If they were accurate, that's not what anyone wants.
four games national plus structured
I think the way we've structured it with the four games plus the national championship will be a positive,
reason strong
For those reasons, it's going to take a strong reason to get out of there.
either fifth four games looking major played plus publicly range structural various within
We're pretty much in the range that's been publicly discussed, ... Four games plus either a fifth game played concurrently with them, or the 'plus-one' game, those are the major structural differences we're looking at. Or you could do both. Or there are various subsets within that.
fit forte high similar style talents throwing
He's a drop-back, three-step quarterback. His forte is throwing the football, ... Physically, I think his talents fit well with that style offense. It's similar to what he did in high school.
county kick meeting people
Going out meeting the people. The people of this county want to go kick the tires, meet the candidates, see, and find out their views.