The game is difficult, expensive and requires an extensive time commitment. Facilities are hostile to the newcomer and other participants read more

The game is difficult, expensive and requires an extensive time commitment. Facilities are hostile to the newcomer and other participants are hostile to the newcomer. If you're bombarded by hostility in your first year of playing the game, you'll go bowling.

They killed my character off and as God would have it, just when they told me I would never work read more

They killed my character off and as God would have it, just when they told me I would never work again, I got cast in a little program called Roots, and as they would say, the rest is history.

Pretty healthy retail sales growth in November reinforces belief that consumer spending is picking up to some extent, and reduces read more

Pretty healthy retail sales growth in November reinforces belief that consumer spending is picking up to some extent, and reduces the case for a near-term interest rate cut.

It seems like we have a rivalry every week. CU hates us. BYU hates us. Air Force doesn't care for read more

It seems like we have a rivalry every week. CU hates us. BYU hates us. Air Force doesn't care for us and Wyoming really hates us. Every week, we're playing for some sort of trophy or plaque. That's what is unique about college football.

We had pitching in the first game, but the hitting wasn't there. We got the bats alive a little bit read more

We had pitching in the first game, but the hitting wasn't there. We got the bats alive a little bit in the second game, but we couldn't keep it going.

I had hired coach Frank Nails that season and he asked me to speak at the pep rally. I am read more

I had hired coach Frank Nails that season and he asked me to speak at the pep rally. I am -- and was then -- 5-foot-3, 138 pounds, and I stood next to 6-foot-6, 240-pound linemen and scolded them, telling them if they hit a little harder we might win a few games.

I wanted to balance three equal lines, and I think it worked pretty well. Carrollton-Farmers Branch is second in the read more

I wanted to balance three equal lines, and I think it worked pretty well. Carrollton-Farmers Branch is second in the division (with 23 points) and we hung in the game until the third.

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

I was very pleased to watch her,

I was very pleased to watch her,