These are welcome and positive changes.

We make it a big fun day for those people. And we keep them at the same events so they've learned their jobs. It's the buzz around the Elks all this week.

For the coaches it's a good way to find out who will do what for the rest of the year. For the small schools it's a chance to go against bigger competition.

It's not going to snow.

This is going to be a good year. I'm more positive this year than I have been in a number of years.

This is a rebuilding year. Next year is going to be the huge turning point. The one positive they'll have is NFL Sunday night football. That could be a game changer for NBC.