The one thing you can say is that we all have our own thing that we've been true to and it was just a matter of time - we were going to do it whether you let us officially or not, ... I've been an artist for 12 years, I've just been street legal for about five months.

The one thing you have to do is always play the game hard and people will love you. And every day, whether it was practice or on the field, he set the tone for the organization. When every young kid came up, they could see him playing hard and I think it was really an inspiration for that organization. He got them two championships. He was a great leader.

The one where they got a penalty after one of their players was placed on report was a bit confusing.

The ongoing battle of the last eight years has not been to allow us to live in our homes and pay rent to the city of New London until we die.

The ongoing issues are the strength of the economy and whether or not the pace of the recovery is in fact slowing down. One of the important things this week will be to see the extent of the damage.