Bluntly, there are still too many areas of substantial difference. It will be a long 24 hours.

[Going to Division II would be costly, Moore said. The NAIA limit on football scholarships is 24, Moore said, while it's 36 the Division II level. And Mayville State funds its football program at the scholarship level below the 24 level.] We're at the bottom in terms of scholarships, ... And we'd have to add two sports. We have eight sports now, and 10 are required in Division II. There are other costs, too.

It's too early to say whether our league will move to Division II, ... All of the athletic directors have gathered information in different areas, and we will present that at the meeting.

He fits into what we're doing. He's 6-8, athletic and shoots well. He's young (24) and we've got some veteran guys. It's a nice mix for us. It's really a no-brainer. The guy could help us right away.

We were having a couple of drinks together and I asked them: What do you guys think of a 24-hour channel dedicated to everything fighting, a channel of all fighting, all the time?

We are not willing to give in on that. When we're finished the Food and Drug Administration will regulate nicotine as a drug or there will be no resolution whatsoever.