Two issues emerged. First, is the press picking the right executives to pillory; and second, does it make a difference?

A lot of issues that had been submerged over the last few years have re-emerged, partly because the U.S. Congress has taken the lead on a number of economics issues, which has soured things.

This is a just a first pass at a set of research that we are going to pursue as a group here in the accounting department, trying to understand the issues surrounding media and governance. For example, we are also analyzing interviews and other communication in an effort to detect lying by corporate officers. Such research promises to provide new insights in predicting accounting restatements, fraud, and stock price performance.

Just this morning is when it first emerged.

That was the difference. Our defensive intensity was there in the first half and non-existent in the second half. They just about scored at will. When somebody comes into your home floor and scores 48 points (in the second half), that's an embarrassment.

I didn't feel as fit in the second half of the season as I did in the first half,