Here you had a group talking about putting responsibility back in the process, and they're dodging responsibility. The standards of getting on the ballot are fairly clear. You sort of know these rules when you go in.

There's nothing definite that has materialized from the talks. Are they talking? Yes. But other companies have talked to Wheeling-Pitt, too, and nothing's come of it. But it's getting harder and harder for a small steel company to make it, and we are a small company.

Governors have an enormous amount of responsibility. It's unbelievable how hard they work. They've all been honorable. We've never had a hint of corruption.

You have the responsibility to bite that hand that feeds you if you think they're doing the wrong thing.

I would say on the football side we are talking about days [before an announcement]. On the business side, we have a little more luxury, but with football, we have to be committed all the way now.

I don't know if they were just [talking], telling jokes, not paying attention. Not realizing what the situation was. I don't know what he was doing. Probably just introducing himself.