“The simple fact is that no budget could have sensibly been prepared unless all the facts and figures are available, where, by and large, they now are.”
“They are really believing that they can compete at the Big Ten level and be successful. Especially after what they did in cross country; they moved up a few spots.”
“Our last place team could have probably won many conferences across the nation. That's the good thing about it (Big Ten). It spears the athletes on and pushes them to better performances and that is why we are here.”