The ballot did two things. One was to indicate teams that you thought ought to be considered - 1 to 100 or as many as you thought ought to be considered. Another was teams that you thought ought to be in the tournament, period.

We actually got a lot of grief one year when we left out one of the Big Ten teams and took Miami (Ohio). That was the year Miami (Ohio) knocked off Arizona in the first round. So suddenly you feel vindicated.

I feel it ought to be on the ballot whether you are for it or against it.

They accuse the Bush nominees of being out of the mainstream of American thought, but polls indicate clearly that the positions they (liberal special interest groups) hold are the ones that are way, way out of the mainstream of American thought.

It was pretty smooth. They were really helpful. I thought it was going to be a combative thing. I was ready to put on my shield. It wasn't like that at all.

Helena is a deep team and very experienced. If we knock off one or two teams in doubles we have the possibility of winning the match.