Scheduling Quotes

When we know the machines are available, we'll really start scheduling presentations anywhere and at anytime. It will be a rather vigorous schedule but we need to do it. I don't want people to not come and vote. I want them to be comfortable about the new system. - Denise Jones

When I first came in the league, I thought it was a 'welcome-to-the-league scheduling format,' where you open with the two teams who have dominated the league through the course of the last seven or eight years. Now I realize it's a tradition you have to live with. - Jim Foster

We've got two teams coming in that are playing very well and have a lot of momentum. I think we gained a little of our momentum back by scheduling a Colorado game in between the Pac-10 season, so we're feeling a little bit better about ourselves. - Bev Smith

We've done some sportsmanship initiatives and we've done some collaborative officiating things with the MAC, and one of the things we're doing is some scheduling stuff. - Bob Bowlsby

We've built this fan base not on scheduling patsies. We've built it on bringing in the top opponents throughout the country from a lot of conferences and our fans deserve that. We also think that to be the best you have to play the best. - Pat Summitt

We're looking at every point in the process, from scheduling to post-discharge care, because our data shows that hospitals who manage their key service lines in this manner are successful in collaborating with their medical staff. That performance-based collaboration is the key to improving all aspects of performance, including reducing implant costs. - Susan DeVore

We're happy because it makes scheduling a lot easier. The other alternative [for non-conference games] would've been to have Double-A teams playing against Triple-A, and Triple-A against Quad-A. We really didn't want that. - Larry Hanley

We'll look at possible dates and talk finances, ... Debbie and I were responsible for scheduling the game once. It's not out of the realm that we could do it again. - Chet Gladchuk

We worked very hard this year to make sure we steered clear of stand-alone shows. As we worked with promoters, for the most part we were able to find venues that tied in very well together with other ones. With the price of fuel, we knew we had to be smart about our scheduling and I think we've put together a schedule that will be very workable for our race teams, our fans and series officials. - Jim Wilson