It's been a great relationship. Twelve years is a long run and it worked to both of our benefits. You couldn't ask for a better sponsor.

Ocean's Twelve. Her and my relationship is a time in the past.

We want to see if we can coexist. These are questions that no one can effectively answer at this point.

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.

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.

The Southeastern Conference (which furnishes the host team for the bowl) wanted it played within the (geographic) footprint of the league, and it was only appropriate that it should be.