“I said going into this thing that I would be the happiest guy in the world if we did anywhere half what we did in the summer, and that was what we did. I’m happy. This kind of meet is one you build on” – Del Mar President & CEO Joe Harper, on the track’s '14 Bing Crosby Season this fall (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 12/2).
“It’s miserable here, but of course it is, it’s Dolphins-Jets” – ESPN’s Lisa Salters, on the rainy weather at MetLife Stadium for last night’s “MNF” game (“SportsCenter,” ESPN, 12/1).
“We were hired just to be an extra resource on the media relations front to help out [Baylor Exec Associate AD Nick Joos]. He’s got a smart staff and has a huge amount of activity going on right now” – Kevin Sullivan, saying his PR firm was not hired by Baylor to help influence the CFP selection committee (FOXSPORTS.com, 12/1).
“Our owner would never do that” – Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, when asked how it would make him feel if his team owner tweeted out an apology following a loss like 49ers CEO Jed York did on Thursday (Tacoma NEWS TRIBUNE, 12/2).
