Quotes about the ongoing schedule saga

HF said that he was forgetting about the "drop-dead" date and would give it until:
"the middle of next week" (HA)

"If we were to start our (season) today, we'd play 12 games." (HA)


HF said that he has proposals out to 2 D-1A schools:
"but I won't go past the middle of next week. Either people are going to get on board or we're done." (HA)


Asked about how he told the legislature that his "drop-dead" date for the schedule was yesterday, HF said:
"I'm responding to what I said I was going to do when we were at the capitol." (HA)

"I'm mindful of the May 31 deadline I set earlier this month, so I wanted to provide our fans an update. However, the teams considering our offer are not operating on that same deadline. Currently, we have 12 games and we are prepared to move forward based on that. If a 13th game comes to fruition, we will add it, as well as a fifth national telecast to our 2007 schedule." (HSB)


HF said that the possibilities of adding a Pac-10 team to the schedule is gone:
"Washington State and Oregon State were the most logical." (HA)


HF said that negotiations between the 2 teams is:
"still a partnership between us, ESPN and the (Western Athletic) conference." (HA)


Asked if either team would take the deal ($700k, some coming from ESPN) for the 13th game, HF said:
"I don't know. Your guess is as good as mine. We're still having some talks, and the commissioner (Karl Benson of the Western Athletic Conference) is still involved." (HSB)


About how getting a team at this late date is not about money, HF said:
"At this point it really isn't going to be the money that is gonna get a team. It is gonna be who wants to play us. As far as money is concerned, we're in the ballpark where we should be." (HA)


Ruling out the Nov. 3 open date, HF said:
"We're zeroing in on Oct. 20." (HSB)


About the schedule, JJ said:
"The current schedule (with two byes) will help us gear up for the home stretch where we play Fresno State, at Nevada, Boise State and Washington. I don't really have a feeling either way. There's still some things in the works, so maybe we get a 13th game. We'll just line up and play them either way." (HSB)


Colt said that a 12-game schedule provides:
"a great opportunity to run the table." (HSB)


About the possibility of a 13th game on national TV, Colt said:
"another big game on (national) TV. But we've got plenty to be excited about with Fresno, Boise and Washington at home. Me and some of the guys were just talking about it, the preseason polls and how someone has us predicted for the Sugar Bowl. What could be better than us running the table and getting into a big-time bowl game?" (HSB)


Asked if their schedule woes made him regret his choice to stay at UH, Colt said:
"Nah, I don't think it does. That decision revolved around some other things." (HSB)