Blogging today from Monroe

We had a near scare on the wireless availability, but the folks at ULM came through about half an hour ago. Bumped into Conroy Hines out near the tailgate area about 90 minutes ago. He was drinking a Diet Coke (at first I thought Coors Light!) and taking a pregame walk. He coached down the road at Louisiana Tech and knows a lot of folks around here. Nice fall colors right now in northern Louisiana, not a bad drive. Both bands here today, so that's always nice for any college game. About 13 minutes 'til kickoff, and this plays is nearly empty.