Last week, the Prime Minister of France and U.N. Secretary General were guests on the show. It was quite an honor to appear and have the segment extended to a full show; a tribute to Coach Paterno and Penn State.

If it rains, we'll get wet with a smile on our face.

We are different. We're one of the few academic schools that can compete at a high level in athletics.

A lot of players are moaning about that.

I definitely am a performer, and there are different styles of stand-up; I mean, some people are writers and they get onstage to get jokes out, and that's definitely not what I do. I like to just go up and, if I'm telling a story about someone, I'll play his or her part.

We are now at the end of the second year of an up cycle and there is despondency regarding the future, as the fourth quarter of 2000 was weak relative to the preceding quarter.