Miscellaneous

We're trying to change a mind-set, because there has been a lack of success with men's basketball. One of the read more

We're trying to change a mind-set, because there has been a lack of success with men's basketball. One of the biggest things when I came in was to look at it from top to bottom. We're trying to put a new eye on things. ... A lot of people in the department have been here for a long time, 10 or 12 or 15 years. Hopefully I can bring some insight from (XU's) program.

This isn't an overnight fix. When it's down for 20 years, it doesn't fix itself overnight. We have make sure read more

This isn't an overnight fix. When it's down for 20 years, it doesn't fix itself overnight. We have make sure we have the pieces in place - the facilities, the staff, the institutional commitment - to move in the right direction. That commitment is there. ... How do we conduct ourselves? How do we do business? I just want to make sure we're maximizing the opportunities.

The situation here involves bringing people together. The program has been down basketball-wise for a long time. The easy way read more

The situation here involves bringing people together. The program has been down basketball-wise for a long time. The easy way to break the ice is with a sense of humor. Not making light of it, but using it to break the ice. Personality and having a sense of humor helps generate people's interest and puts them at a sense of ease.

The freshman coming up may be the best group as a whole that we have had in a long time. read more

The freshman coming up may be the best group as a whole that we have had in a long time. I think that the future is bright for Stone football.

My family and I sat down and discussed this. I was just spread too thin, dealing with my home and read more

My family and I sat down and discussed this. I was just spread too thin, dealing with my home and the administrative duties.

It's the old armchair quarterback theory. People always think they're a better coach or the better owner. Fantasy football is read more

It's the old armchair quarterback theory. People always think they're a better coach or the better owner. Fantasy football is tailor-made to live out that armchair quarterback life. You get to pick the players. It's ideal.

For several years, people weren't quite sure what fantasy football was. But the NFL did a survey two years ago read more

For several years, people weren't quite sure what fantasy football was. But the NFL did a survey two years ago where they found out the people who play fantasy football actually are their season-ticket holders. So now we've turned a corner from, 'Is this gambling?' to the realization that, 'Hey, this a fun hobby played by a lot of our fans.' And for the most part, it's bragging rights -- not money -- that people are after in fantasy football.

The manufacturers printed a few more and the scarcity left the hobby. Very few cards printed in 1991 are valuable read more

The manufacturers printed a few more and the scarcity left the hobby. Very few cards printed in 1991 are valuable today. They were mass-produced.

It's the old armchair quarterback theory, that a fan can be a better coach, better owner than the guy in read more

It's the old armchair quarterback theory, that a fan can be a better coach, better owner than the guy in the owner's box. This gives you an opportunity to prove you know football better than the pros.

This is the old armchair quarterback theory. Everybody thinks they can be a better coach, a better general manager, a read more

This is the old armchair quarterback theory. Everybody thinks they can be a better coach, a better general manager, a better owner.