Skip Bertman Quotes (42 Quotes)

We'd have to arrange something as far as a rental agreement. And it would have to work with the LSU football schedule. I'm not sure we could play football on a Saturday night and have it ready for Sunday afternoon.

We will now face significant logistical challenges, but we hope for the continued cooperation of our fans.

Although the cost of running the athletics program increases each year, we didn't plan to raise prices this season. Unfortunately, the impact of the recent hurricanes has forced us to accelerate the need to make these price increases now.

The events of (Monday) and (Tuesday) have made it clear that this is not the time to play a football game. This is a dire situation that rivals any in the history of our state, and our priorities are on participating in recovery efforts.

Pokey has stepped in and taken our women's basketball program to heights never reached before here at LSU,

This has been the toughest year in the history of Louisiana. God bless you fans, and God bless Louisiana.

This was as minimal an amount as I could do to make us compete at very high levels. This is the best five years in this school's athletic history, not just in the wins by the football team but certainly in academics.

He oversaw budgets, did football scheduling, oversaw maintenance. His job included a little bit of everybody's job. That's what made him so knowledgeable and that's what will make him so valuable to Georgia Tech.

If we can't play in Tiger Stadium, we might look to another site in Louisiana. A site where there are hotel rooms. Playing at Lafayette might be a possibility. But we're not there yet.

I think the big deal might have been the lopsided ballgame. A lot of times as a coach, you get embarrassed. I know if you beat a guy by 10 runs or more, he was apt to say, 'You ran up the score.' Sometimes that can be taken to a different level.

I tell you what, very mildly. We thought of everything. From going to Ole Miss, which is vacant this Saturday, to Shreveport, but there are reasons that we decided on this trip and I think they're pretty solid. I don't think anything would've been better than this trip.

He's just been a winner in every way. He's a good family man, a great communicator and the kids just love him. He has all that in tow.

Because of Rita, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive set kickoff for Monday at 630 p.m. Central. The commissioner made a great decision, ... We've got a wonderful event here with ... a safe environment.

You knew she was ill. But even through last week, she was upbeat. She was a great coach, but more importantly, she was a great human being. She touched a lot of people. I was happy for her that she could see all the hard work come to fruition. To reach goals like that, not everybody can do. It was a life well lived and well served.

As far as I'm concerned, John is going to be our coach for a long time.

They're not going to make any money.

We don't want to interfere with the recovery in any way. And there are no hotel rooms in Baton Rouge for the Arizona State team, for the SEC officials, for the media or for the ESPN crew.

While the football game was exciting, I am especially writing to express my sincere apology and regret to you, your president and all Tennessee fans for the incident which took place on our campus as your team buses were approaching Tiger Stadium.

When pro and college teams try to coexist long term, ... the college team usually loses.

We can get back to some type of normalcy we're used to here and get a Saturday night in Tiger Stadium where we can turn our guys loose and turn the fans loose and for a brief time, three, four, maybe six hours, people can forget some serious, serious problems.

It's been very fun and exciting to watch both teams.

I talked to his friends and told them to take him out and tell him that I wasn't going to fire him. I did not roll over his contract. I don't like rollovers anyway, but that did make a statement. He made some changes and turned it around. He's done a terrific job.

I'm honored to be on this list for the official beginning of the College Baseball Hall of Fame. The coaches on the list laid the groundwork for what college baseball is today. Being mentioned with those men means a lot to me.

This is a modest increase in our ticket price in order for us to continue to move forward our basketball programs. One of our short term goals is to begin a feasibility study for a new basketball practice facility for both our men's and women's basketball teams, and this move is the first step in making that happen.

Fresno State is one of the top teams we're looking at. I think our last conversation with them was pretty positive, but I wouldn't say it's done until ESPN finishes talking with them. We need ESPN to cooperate and pay them some money.

Stacy looked exhausted. It ended fast. I've seen worse fights in baseball.

Football is woven into the fabric of society here, and to play next weekend would be great medicine for an ailing state, ... Some people might call it insensitive, but sometimes you need a distraction. You need a game.

This could be the first time in history that the men and women from one school won the SEC basketball championships.

This contract shows our belief in what she's doing and what she will do in the future for women's basketball at LSU.

This is history-making. In a hurricane-laden year, people needed something uplifting and spiritual. I think these teams have captivated the entire country. I am proud of the women, and I am proud of the men.

No athletic director would want his football coach to open up on the road with a top-20 team and lose the home field advantage. We worked for a long time trying to solve every problem, but in the end there were some concerns that we just couldn't control. Like the immediate use of the Maravich Center and the Field House. Of course we don't want to interfere with the recovery effort in any way. Money's not an issue in this thing, my God.

The football team feels just like you do, just like we all do. They want to help. And hopefully, against Arizona State (on Sept. 10), that will be a time - after some recovery and some mourning - when the athletics can once again act as a bonding agent to get everybody back together on a positive note.

Sometimes sports can provide a medicine that no doctor can provide.

I am very excited to be included in the very first college baseball Hall of Fame class. For me to be honored with these coaches and players that I have grown to admire and respect is very special. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone in Lubbock.

If the Saints call, naturally I will consider taking their request to the Board of Supervisors. Because they're our Saints, too, and we're all in this together. But obviously, I couldn't do anything without board action.

We feel good about the game being next Saturday, but the other day we thought we were going to be playing North Texas this Saturday. You never know. We think things might lighten up between now and then. But with the information we have now, I feel real good about the LSU-Arizona State game staying where it is.

The men's team was selected by no one to win the league title, but they scraped and battled to their first outright league championship in 21 years.

We got our night game, but not on Saturday night. We'll have to be like the football players and focus. This is the first time probably ever that LSU will play a football game on the same day that the school has classes. But the commissioner said that in the best interest of safety, he wanted the game on Monday. He wasn't sure how much the winds will have subsided by Sunday.

As you know, there is unfortunately an element in every crowd that does not exhibit good sportsmanship. And when crowds grow to the size of those on a football game day, it takes only a very small percentage of offenders to ruin the day for so many.

We are working hard to address the problem presented by the small percentage of people who, by their actions, damage the reputation of an entire University.

It could happen that the federal government could tell us not to play the game. It depends on what is happening in New Orleans next week.

You have to remember these two have a long history that we don't know about. And the Baylor coach is high strung.