BRAD BATES – BOSTON COLLEGE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Opening statement: “We, at Boston College, are very, very thrilled to be here. And on a personal note, I’m from Michigan, so it’s great to be back in Michigan as well. The staff here has been unbelievable. For two years we’ve been talking about the possibility of Boston College coming to Detroit and so it’s really exciting for us to be here. Nothing I’ll say today will be so profound that it’s memorable, but what will be memorable to you will be the quality and dignity and character of our students, so I really look forward to introducing them to you and I also look forward to introducing them to a good Coney, washed down with some Vernors and maybe some ice cream with some Sanders hot fudge on top of it, so we’re honored to be here.