Karl Benson Quotes (9 Quotes)

It is a judgment call, not an automatic technical.

Play Up' is more than the games on Fridays and Saturdays. It's not in opposition to what we're out there promoting, and what 'Play Up' means. 'Play Up' means the investment our schools have made into getting better.

It's been on our agenda for several years. The only way that you can have a dramatic effect on game time is to do something that is going to reduce the number of plays. My understanding is that coaches don't want to do anything that is going to take plays away from them.

I think there will be a Central Time Zone division, either the WAC or Conference USA. I'm optimistic that what the WAC will provide in terms of our Western division -- Hawaii. Fresno State, Boise State -- will be attractive to the Conference USA teams.

They understand the issues and they understand the dynamics.

We haven't really focused on Plan B.

We've got some great rivalries. I've always thought teams from both conferences should continue to play each other.

I think there are some bugs to be worked out. What occurred the other night, you would think that's a play that should have been reviewed and overturned and was probably a blown call.

Regardless of the number of teams, you are always looking for something that distinguishes one team from another. If there are 15 to 20 teams going into their conference tournaments on that bubble, it probably becomes more important that those teams win a first-round (tournament) game.