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?

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.

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 denied as] ridiculous ... he does not take alcoholic drinks.

Понимаете, бутылка хорошего вина предусматривает хороший разговор. Люди сидят за столиком и разговаривают, и тут одно дополняет другое – без хорошего разговора вино не доставляет удовольствия. А американцы не любят и не умеют разговаривать. Вы заметили? Они никогда не засиживаются за столом. Им не о чем говорить. Они танцуют или играют в бридж. И предпочитают виски. Выпил три стопки – и сразу опьянел. Так что и разговаривать незачем. Да, да, да, сэры, американцы не пьют вина.