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"I don't know that you could recapture it, simply because of the changing dynamic of what the media is today" – Former Univ. of Texas SID Bill Little, contrasting modern football media days to the more raucous and informal press tours that died out in the early '90s (AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN, 7/18).

"I'm a voter for the top 25. It's a complete waste of time and crapshoot the first five-or-so weeks" – Univ. of Washington football coach Chris Petersen, on early-season rankings (L.A. DAILY NEWS, 7/16).

“Have you been transported here from another time? Modern era big-time sports isn’t about fun. It’s about sneaker deals, unrestrained bad behavior and Twitter followers” – CBS News contributor Paul Mecurio, on Spurs F Tim Duncan retiring in part because it was not “fun” playing anymore (“CBS News Sunday Morning,” 7/17).

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