(Nobody else from Baylor is going to Mercer) that I know of. I guess I'm the only one crazy enough to go.

Randy came to work 18 years ago in development in Dallas, so he was in the development area until about four or five years ago. So, he is very familiar with the development operation at Baylor and with our constituents.

Without a doubt, the basketball scandal (of 2003 under then-head coach Dave Bliss) was the most trying time. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. It was agonizing, and the most agonizing part was the effect it had on the families.

It's hard to leave my alma mater, but Bill Underwood has offered a compelling opportunity to go back to a place where I had a great experience before.

I think they were trying to be sensitive. Obviously, Baylor is a Baptist-affiliated institution, and Baptists as a denomination have been pretty outspoken on the record about the denomination's views about the homosexual lifestyle.

My understanding is it was a decision made by Baylor dining services staff, and I've not yet been able to trace it back to any Baylor administrators telling them point-blank to pull the cup. I think they were trying to be sensitive. Obviously, Baylor is a Baptist-affiliated institution, and Baptists as a denomination have been pretty outspoken on the record about the denomination's views about the homosexual lifestyle.