“I think the opportunity for me [at Stony Brook] can't be matched, not only academically but also in playing, ... The terminology that was brought up when I visited there was 'sleeping giant.' I think they are a sleeping giant that is waiting to be awakened.”
“I'm trying to create an after-work scene on Thursdays. I'm trying to hire local acts, local talent, where people from work can come, hang out, get some drinks, hear some music. We're going slow at first. If I can get 25 people in the house here this week, maybe after a year we'll have a hundred.”
“[He mentions saxophonist Terrance Bruce, pianist John Nyerges and Trio East.] If you put their virtuosity out there, ... it's a space that could be vital to Rochester.”
“Everybody is getting down on Daunte. It's the same guy that's thrown for 3,000 yards in three seasons. Same guy who's been to Pro Bowls. ... Brett Favre has thrown interceptions, and he's kept going.”
“I hope he's 100 percent because I don't want him to go out there and hurt himself. He's young right now. He's got to come out and play to the best of his ability. But he's a receiver, his legs are all he has right now.”
“When you come to work, it's football. Just like anybody. If they're working at Sears, when they go to work at Sears (they work, and) what they do at home, they do at home.”
“Brad has won a Super Bowl and is a great quarterback. We brought him in here for that reason. He's definitely going to come in and do a fine job for us, I think.”
