He actually believed in his heart that he would better them by his conviction and his beliefs and his skills, and I think largely succeeded. What he leaves behind is a tremendous challenge for the rest of us and a guiding force.

Here we are, trying to decide what to hold as beliefs, trying to influence an outcome in a way we don't quite know how. We have to keep positive. We don't know what the controls are. We don't know where Tom is or what's going on with him.

I'm really proud of my guys. They earned it, they played with heart and conviction. They listened. That's important when guys are coming off the field at halftime and listening to the game plan. We shut them out in the second half. That's extremely hard to do.

We've made a plea with him to not just be concerned but to move forward with conviction in opposing expanded gambling and we're hopeful that that will be the case.

This guy was not after martyrdom by any means. What he leaves behind is a tremendous challenge for the rest of us and a guiding force.

The important thing is the legacy lives and Tom lives with us.