Quotes about the budget from HF

About how they might or might not have turned a profit last year, HF said:
"It's going to be close, that's all I can say." (HSB)

"I won't talk about exactly where we are because we're still closing some things. It all depends on how everything falls into place. It takes time to clear up some of the accountables, transfers, and things like that." (HSB)


About how BSU's BCS dollars will help cover shortfalls in other areas, HF said:
"Whereas we received more money (from the WAC) than we had before, in certain sports we didn't make our projections, so it's kind of a wash. There's no question it helps overcome other shortcomings." (HSB)


About how their schedule might not prevent them from going to the BCS, HF said:
"The key is starting in the polls and then after that you just have to let the chips fall where they may." (HSB)


About the $5.85 mil awarded to former Fresno St volleyball coach Vivas, HF said:
"You knock on wood and make sure you do the right thing at your program so you're not putting your university in that situation. All I can tell you is we try to do everything even." (HSB)


About how being part of the Olympic Committee gave him a perspective on gender equity, HF said:
"You don't see it as men's and women's, you see it as the U.S. team. That's what I see at the University of Hawaii." (HSB)


About Nash hiring Larry Farmer as an assistant, HF said:
"I think Larry Farmer is a great addition to our staff. I think he brings West Coast ties, he was a head coach at an early age at a very powerful program. The fact that he wants to leave Illinois and broadcasting and come out and work with Nash is a testimony to Nash and also to Larry." (HSB)