38 Quotes by Mike Slive

To make it a BCS issue devalues the conversation. It is not a BCS subject but an issue for the Division I commissioners to address. It has clearly moved from the back burner to the front.

We'll evaluate everybody. But in terms of the work ethic and the commitment of our officials, I think it's very strong.

What I think you should know is that I'm not wedded to any particular format.

We really don't have any concern about that. One thing this tragedy taught us is that we all need to be flexible.

When we pick the final few teams, you couldn't slide a piece of paper between them.

What's happened in our league is what I think a lot of us anticipated. Young league teams have gotten better as the season has moved forward. As a result, we're much deeper and more competitive than people maybe thought we were a couple of months ago.

At the end of the day, each committee member has to make a subjective judgment about the teams.

The Saints expect to play there so we think by the time the Sugar Bowl comes there won't be an issues. We're really looking forward to getting back to New Orleans.

I used to go to more games than I do now. Every game you see in person you probably miss somewhere between five and 10 games.