Quotes from Oliver Luck

There are a limited number of letters in the alphabet. AFL? Nope, taken. BFL? Eh, doesn't sound very good. CFL? Taken. DFL? What's the D stand for?... They went all the way down the list, slept on it for a couple of days, came back - and, long story short, they said the XFL still has some brand equity.

The challenges both internal and external to the NCAA present a unique opportunity to help shape the landscape for hundreds of thousands of young men and women.

We've conflated football games with patriotic zeal. I don't think attending a football game is any more patriotic than walking down the street to my local library. It's just another activity we all enjoy.

What does the quarter-back do after handing off? He runs to the perimeter and blocks. Or tries to block. I tried to throw a block at the cornerback but his knee got me right on the temple. I remember thinking, 'boom.'

I've got a balance sheet. Every year I have to figure out how much I generate and what I spend, and keep those two somewhat in relationship.

The wagering thing for a lawyer is very interesting. Will there be mobile sports wagering? Will there be mobile prop betting? Conceivably, someone sitting in basketball area placing prop bets on a mobile phone while the individual is 10 feet from the court? Some of the possibilities are angst-producing.

I'm the athletic director around here. The AD. That really stands for 'Andrew's Dad.' That's how everybody knows me nowadays.

I have positive feelings about the old days and the way you did things, but that's sort of like feeling nostalgic for the heyday of the Detroit auto industry. Just because it was done doesn't mean it couldn't be improved upon.

Anytime you bring additional strategy to the game, fans like it.

Football has always been a constant in my life and I'm excited about the unique opportunity to present America's favorite sport to fans in a new way. The XFL will create first-class organizations that local cities across the country will be proud of.

My wife, Kathy, and I will always cherish our time in Morgantown and we will forever be Mountaineers.

I'm a 1960 baby, and since I can recall, football has been like this. It's been a more important, more substantial part of American life.

I imagine my experience on the business side will help - I think that probably was attractive to the N.C.A.A.

My wife and I didn't raise our kids to be anything except what each one ultimately wants to do.

We've always had talented kids coming out of Maryland, Baltimore, D.C., Virginia, New Jersey, eastern Ohio, Columbus, Akron.

There's risk in virtually everything you do. I tend to focus more on the reward channel.

It's not like the NFL is going anywhere, it's one of the best run leagues in the world.

Yeah, I think anyone who plays the game for any length of time will pick up a concussion or two or three. I did.

If we are in fact using name, image and likeness of student-athletes, they should be compensated.