"We don't have a secret pot of gold where all of a sudden you write a check and you build a $200 million facility. We have to have a model that works between fundraising, ticket sales and maybe some bonding to pull this off and make this thing work. That's what we're trying to balance right now" -- Alabama AD Greg Byrne, on possible upgrades to both Bryant-Denny Stadium and Coleman Coliseum, home to the school's basketball and gymnastics teams (AL.com, 7/10).
"We’re gonna lose some to that but not everybody has one. There’s no way 3M is going to spend this kind of money without doing due diligence" -- Pro Links Sports CEO Hollis Cavner, on managing next year's PGA Tour 3M Open at the TPC Twin Cities from July 4-7, and whether he is concerned the event will "lose some Minnesotans to cabin country" (BIZJOURNALS.com, 7/10).
"We’ve done more than I thought we would, to be honest" -- ESPN soccer analyst Taylor Twellman, on the net's coverage of the World Cup without much access to highlights (SI.com, 7/10).
“Knowing Brian Roberts and knowing the rivalry between he and Disney, he’s going to come in with a bid to try and top the last Disney bid for Fox” -- The New Yorker’s Ken Auletta, on Comcast potentially making a counter bid to acquire Fox’ assets (“Squawk Box,” CNBC, 7/10).
