Letter From the Publisher

Little Things Define Big Men Year-after-year and season-after-season, scribes attempt to define why some coaches are constantly successful and why some men are mired in the muck of mediocrity. I am not certain I know each and every reason why the big-time winners get it done. But, I point to one thing I firmly believe all thriving coaches and, for that matter, all businessmen do: They take care of the little things. As I watch seasons unfold and see scores reported on Sports Center or read them in USA Today, it comes as no surprise when I see Texas winning another game, Dennis Franchione leading Alabama back to respectability, Stanford beating Pac 10 favorites, Fisher DeBerry winning another Commander-in-Chief trophy, or certain high schools winning yet another state championship or keeping alive an unbeaten streak. I know firsthand that the leaders of these teams are doing it the right