It was Chris Schenkel who put ABC Sports on the map. It was Chris who gave us credibility.

I don't have credibility, I'm a comedian.

He can't outspend us, he doesn't have a grass-roots network like ours, and he's got no credibility on the issues. So how does that make him a front-runner?

There's no question they were an instant hit. It became, as they like to say in later years, water-cooler conversation. People couldn't miss what Meredith and Cosell, and later Gifford, would say.

He has that credibility, having won all those years in San Francisco. He demands focus, holds us all accountable. The guy sees everything on the field.

Coach Houston could not have been a better fit for us. He brings credibility to our staff, and that is important in that we are building from scratch.