Quick Hits....

“The bottom line folks is Mickey is a mean mouse. And he has stepped into that pile at ESPN” – Entertainer Hank Williams Jr., on being dropped from ESPN's "MNF" intro following his controversial remarks during an appearance last week on Fox News ("The View," 10/11).

"While they would want to use platform to market their newest signees, their whole marketing strategy is not necessarily tied to the NBA schedule" – Wharton School Sport Business Initiative Managing Dir Derrick Heggans, on the NBA lockout having little effect on the sales of Under Armour's basketball shoe line (BIZJOURNALS.com, 10/11).

"If Missouri is to change horses, it wouldn’t be for 2012” – Interim Big 12 Commissioner Chuck Neinas, predicting Missouri would not change conferences, if at all, until the ’13-14 school year (KANSASCITY.com, 10/11).