It had to happen. It's the sign of the times. It's the victim of the inexorable march of costs vs. benefits.

It was great theatre from a television standpoint, but when the field keeps getting halved each day, that's tough for a tournament director who's trying to sell tickets.

Construction costs continue to escalate, and there's no sign it's going to abate. An additional six or seven months of waiting to move forward with this project is going to continue to make those costs higher. The governor would like to continue having a discussion with the Legislature about moving forward as soon as we can.

Without words like blame, victim, and fault, I do believe about 50% of the unhappiness in the world would be cured.

I'm not going to make any bold statements or anything, but magical things happen in March. The teams that are the tightest-knit groups, play smart and play together, the teams that do that are the teams that go deepest in the tournament.

Traditionally, Medicare's assurance has been that for the elderly and persons with disabilities that they will not be alone when confronted with the full burden of their health care costs.