Anytime you have an intellectual property with such a great fan base and a back story, you really have a great place to start for a movie. It allows us to do many things in conjunction with Microsoft.

We were interested in 'Halo' because when you have a built-in fan base it's a great place to develop a film. The next step is to look for a filmmaker and possible lead actors and put together shooting schedules. There's talk of release in 2007.

I'm sure we had guys who wanted to go to Stanford like Jason Tomlinson, but it's not like they got offered a scholarship, ... Maryland only offered [a scholarship] to one of our guys, and that was [safety] Greg Sudderth.

When rock & roll is done with that fervor, it's close to gospel.

I am fiercely loyal to those willing to put their money where my mouth is.

If a pitcher sees you fiddling with the bat, he'll stall until your arms are tired before you even get a chance to hit.