More quotes about the Sample controversy

About how his comments are only about the online passages, JJ said:
"Make sure you write that's what I was referring to. I haven't read the book. But talking to the players who have, the book is good. I don't have a problem with the book." (HA)

HA Note: "UH football coach June Jones said he has "no problems" with Sample's book, but was disappointed in the book's deleted passages that appeared on Sample's www.Myspace.com page. "The NCAA picks out who they drug test, not me, not the school," Jones said. Jones said posting the deleted passages "was dishonorable. It's too bad." "


About how he does NOT regret posting the deleted passages, wishing that they were in the book, Sample said:
"I'm a little saddened that the blog detracted from the attention of the book, which is the most important part. That's my only error. I don't regret putting it up. I wish both (the printed and online versions) could have been together. In the blog, there's maybe three paragraphs that people are talking about. In the book, it's 120 pages. I wish people could look at both instead of looking at a few paragraphs, and judge me or judge the situation by that." (HA)


About how the NCAA admisters tests "at least once per year", selecting 16 football players and 8 other athletes, UH's NCAA compliance officer Bill Bryant said:
"It's done on campus, and they send in their own team," Bryant said.

HSB Note: "UH itself tests all athletes once, when they enter school, he said."


Hoping the book doesn't take away from the team, Colt said:
"The main thing I hope is that it doesn't have a negative effect on what we're trying to accomplish." (HSB)