“We'll have to wait to see what the Texas model really looks like. But overall, I don't find them alarming. I find them intriguing.”
-- NCAA President Mark Emmert, on the possible rise of school-specific networks.
"For people who have a problem with it, honestly, get a life. There's so many things you can be worrying about. A Super Bowl spot is not one of them."
-- TV fitness trainer Jillian Michaels, on her appearance in Go Daddy Super Bowl ads.
"In only his first full season in the NBA, our next guest has done the seemingly impossible: He's made people want to go to the Clippers' games."
-- ABC's Jimmy Kimmel, introducing Clippers F Blake Griffin during a "Jimmy Kimmel Live" episode.
"ESPN has swallowed the world. It sucks the air out of the room. And they seem to set the table for everybody else. I'm reading my students' stories, and I'm seeing all the catchphrases, like ‘En fuego.’ It's killing the writing, but it's a great American phenomenon."
-- Longtime sports journalist Len Shapiro, on the state of sports media.
"People may say it's underwear, but everyone wears underwear -- it's not like I'm doing something risque."
-- Broncos QB Tim Tebow, on being the first pro athlete to appear in a Jockey commercial since '80.
"If I thought about going to the Preakness, I'm never going now."
-- ESPN's Jackie MacMullan, on the Preakness Stakes’ controversial "Kegasus" campaign.
"You just lick your lips when you think about Portland against Seattle, or when you bring Vancouver into it. The support staff is fantastic, the atmosphere is electric."
-- ESPN’s John Harkes, on the crowd at the MLS Timbers’ home opener and the budding three-team rivalry in the Pacific Northwest.
"I don't know."
-- Dodgers GM Ned Colletti, when asked who is in charge of the team and to whom he reports.
"For the first time in NFL draft history, a player suing the league for antitrust is going to shake hands with the man who runs the league and hugs the man who he's suing."
-- NFL Network's Rich Eisen, on Von Miller hugging Roger Goodell after being drafted with the No. 2 overall pick by the Broncos.
"If you had told me months ago that I'd be calling Notre Dame games on NBC, followed by an NFL playoff game on NBC, followed by the NFL Network offering me this package, I would probably inquire as to your hallucinogenic of choice."
-- NFL Network's Mike Mayock, on his sudden rise to high-profile broadcasting assignments, culminating with the net's Thursday night NFL package.
"In the history of network TV sports, only his mentor, Roone Arledge, could match Ebersol's impact and legacy."
-- NBC's Bob Costas, on outgoing NBC Sports Group Chair Dick Ebersol.
"I don't care about reviews. We’ve only been up for two weeks. It’s like reviewing the first bite of a hot dog or something."
-- Bill Simmons, on early criticism of his Grantland.com website.
