"We don’t ask Jimbo those kinds of questions. We don’t bring that negativity here, anyway. It’s more a get-together, a fan thing" – Florida State Univ. student Chris Gilmore, on avoiding questions about off-field issues surrounding the school's football program at coach Jimbo Fisher's weekly radio call-in show (N.Y. TIMES, 11/22).
"It's still a great rink. Unfortunately we need new rinks now with more plush boxes, you know what I mean? Unfortunately, this old building doesn't have the technology it needs to keep running the way it should" – Hockey HOFer Billy Smith, on the Islanders' final season playing in the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (NEWSDAY, 11/23).
"I’ve seen the reports, and I’m feeling very comfortable that the process we’re working with will move forward as planned" – NASL San Antonio Scorpions Owner Gordon Hartman, on his belief that the city is still a candidate for an MLS expansion team despite reports that the league is choosing between Minneapolis, Sacramento and Las Vegas (SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, 11/23).
“I feel for the players. I really do. If I were a player I would say, ‘I want to know what the standards are and I want you to apply them consistently.’ But the player outrage should be directed at the union leadership that agreed to the deal” – CBS Sports Network’s Amy Trask, on NFLers' concerns over league policy regarding player conduct (“That Other Pregame Show,” CBSSN, 11/23).
“How about if you can name every guy on the roster, you actually get a Papa John's pizza. It's the most anonymous roster in the NBA” – N.Y Daily News’ Frank Isola, on Philadelphia-area Papa John's locations altering a promotion tied to the 76ers, who started the season 0-13 (“Around the Horn,” ESPN, 11/21).
