Jim Delany Quotations

We have healthier programs in the middle than we've ever had. Part of that is based on more television opportunities for more people and more bowl opportunities for more people.

Money is important. People here (in Indianapolis) don't mince words when they talk about a $10 million impact (on the local economy). We're not going to go somewhere where we have to take less money.

I would stay home and spend that money on your programs,

To have Penn State back in the mainstream is a very good thing, not just for the Big Ten but for all of college football.

We choose to play at that time so whatever the consequences are, we bear them.

There have been discussions about the Big Ten being down, and my reaction was, ?I don't think we're down,? ... I don't think we have a Kentucky or an Arizona in our league. But I'd rather have quality depth than shallow depth in one or two good teams. And I think that's what we have.

It was an effective p.r. effort by the Cowen group, I don't think there's any doubt about that. All things being equal, we wouldn't have gone to a fifth bowl. ... Although we were moving in an evolutionary way toward more inclusion, whether we would have gotten to this point, I doubt it. I think we were pushed to this point.

The bowls know what they know. And the selection process is sacrosanct. We may get disappointed, but that is the nature of the bowl system.

It seemed to me to be at a higher pitch than before.

If you disagree with it, that's your right. It's your choice. It's OK, ... But we have a lot of people coming to our games. We've got a lot of people watching our games (on TV). ... Why would we change what we're doing?

Intercollegiate athletics is a big business. For anyone to say it's not would be disingenuous.

Intercollegiate athletics is a big business, ... For anyone to say it's not would be disingenuous.

I don't think we'd ever treat any school like we were treated at Ohio State,'' Carr said.