It's a very emotional time for us all down here. He's been here since he was born and he's the sort of horse that touched all of our lives.

The combination of reduced inventories and a slightly down market kept us from hitting an all-time high this month, but underlying demand for our key models remains very strong. The arrival of our 2002 models this month will help us to stay on a record pace for the year.

That was a devastating time for all of us to deal with. The crash took away so many in the skating community.

If we had the (kids with illness and injuries) with us, we'd feel pretty good about the weekend. It's going to limit us as to the points we can score.

We haven't really thought about Oshkosh West since the last time they took care of us which was about a month ago. We'll have to figure out exactly what plan of attack we want to have. They are playing really great basketball.

Coach Williams and I discussed this matter some time in the past and will talk again after both of us have had a chance to review the report. Coach Williams has a long and distinguished record of running a program with integrity and within NCAA rules. His record for more than 25 years as a college coach clearly demonstrates that to be the case.