"I was a crazy, dyed-in-the-wool Cowboys fan" – CBS' Jim Nantz, on growing up in New Jersey as a Cowboys fan (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 12/20).
"We want to make sure the cameras show that the east side of the stands are full -- even if we have to get some cardboard people out there" – Montgomery, Ala. Mayor Todd Strange, on the newly introduced Camellia Bowl (N.Y. TIMES, 12/20).
"Jed (York) should get Trent Baalke and Jim Harbaugh in a room, sit them down and say, ‘...Find a way to work this out and don't worry about which one of you has more control because here's the fact, men -- I own the team. I'm in control'" – CBS Sports Net’s Amy Trask, on the 49ers (“That Other Pregame Show,” CBSSN, 12/21).
"I put my heart and soul into Rutgers every day I was there. I’m incredibly proud of everything we accomplished when I was there, especially this year watching their entrée into the Big Ten, which was something that I worked every day and night on for four years" – NYC FC Chief Business Officer Tim Pernetti, on his previous job as Rutgers AD (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 12/21).
"I wouldn’t spend one minute working on it because it’s not going to happen. I believe Floyd doesn’t want the fight" – Former HBO Sports President Seth Abraham, on the prospect for a fight between boxers Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 12/21).
"If Kansas City can get to the World Series, you would think a team like Oakland could get to the World Series. The experiment has been going on for 17 years and hasn't really worked" – L.A. Times columnist Bill Plaschke, on A's GM Billy Beane and his "Moneyball" approach (“Around the Horn,” ESPN, 12/19).
"The most (publicity) that the NHL gets is for games played in stadiums that they don't regularly play in, which is insane" – ESPN’s Keith Olbermann, on the league's Bridgestone Winter Classic and Coors Light Stadium Series games (“Olbermann,” ESPN2, 12/19).
"The creator of the modern baseball card died this week at the age of 91 when his mother threw him away without even asking" – "Weekend Update" co-host Michael Che, on Sy Berger’s passing (“SNL,” NBC, 12/20).
