Paul Hoolahan
Paul Hoolahan
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There's a lot of uncharted water we'll be trying to navigate. Just creating a new logo that incorporates our new title sponsor is very time-consuming. We're about a month behind, but sometimes it feels like more. In a lot of areas, we're starting from scratch.
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I think it's obvious, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we are faced with some formidable challenges. It's difficult to go forward when you are ejected from your home venue. ... First and foremost in our thinking is that we want - in every way possible - to conduct our event in the state of Louisiana.
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I wonder what kind of shape the offices inside the Louisiana Superdome are in after Hurricane Katrina? The valuable things like jewelry, watches, rings, anything they thought they could pawn, all the food and drink, were gone.
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We've got to figure out what the marketplace will bear. But there is more than a little bit of concern.
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The president said he would dedicate the resources necessary to restoring New Orleans. We would like to think the Superdome could become the economic engine of the recovery.
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To say that we agonized over this decision would be an understatement. We clearly wanted to play the game in Louisiana and look at every possible alternative.
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We don't want to hamper the recovery operation in any way. However, we want to see if there is room where we can coexist.
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We want to be able to go to the legislators, the mayor and the governor knowing that we did everything humanly possible to make it happen in the state of the Louisiana.
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We're fortunate and appreciative of the fact that the leaders in Atlanta have communicated a willingness to assist the Sugar Bowl in a time of need. Even more so, they have done so with sensitivity to the fact that we're stinging about having to leave Louisiana even if it is for one year.
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We still think it's doable. But it's obvious we are faced with some formidable challenges. We're not able to use the Superdome and we have to determine what options are available to us.
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We want to see if we can coexist. These are questions that no one can effectively answer at this point.
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I give them a tremendous amount of credit. They put the bowl above their own personal problems and made it something special. Everyone from top to bottom was impressed with the job we did. It gave us a feeling that if we could handle this, we can handle just about anything.
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We lost some possessions, but they can be replaced. The important thing ? our family ? is OK.
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I can't say with any level of confidence today that it won't be played in Baton Rouge.