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"Your magazine is extra large but the print is teeny weeny. Give us a break and make the print larger so someone can read it. My father does not even try and I am certain many other seniors can't read a lick of it. And by the way, the aging of America will make your mag obsolete for everyone over 50 and this group is the largest most expanding group in America.

"How can I send myself a copy of my comments I have just written? Upgrade your comments section to allow those who comment to send a copy to themselves! In other words, become user-friendly and tell the geeks who set this up to change it and include this option!"
--Tom Payne

1) Maybe this bears repeating: This is not your father's magazine. 2) It's fall, Tom. The most beautiful season of the year. Get some fresh air.

"I feel that ESPN has handled Bobby Knight's story in a one-sided way. You put a basically new reporter on a story that deserves to be covered by a seasoned veteran with respect! Mr. Knight will be back and you will jump on the bandwagon. I feel you owe Mr. Knight a apology."
--Andrew J. Higgins

Yes, Andrew. Neil Reed's story was one-sided. INside.

"The Wisconsin men's basketball team is ranked 39th by your magazine? A Final Four team returning seven of its top nine players deserves more respect. Who is behind your rankings?"
--Jeff Kurowski

True, graduation was kind to the Badgers. But surely you're not expecting Dick Bennett's fundamentally-sound boys to back-door cut and bounce pass their way to another Final Four. And even if you are, we're not.

"I was reading your Olympic preview issue and I had a couple comments. First, it is very informative and interesting hearing about some of the lesser known events and personalities in the games. My other comment is about the section of new teen athletes. The photographs are done well as usual, but I was thinking that it may have been a little waste of space. By this I mean some of the full 2-page blowups may have been able to be put on one side or the other because the writing fit on one side. As a result of this, there could have been more lesser-known teens displayed in this section. Just a thought. Thanks for your time."
--Joe Dembinski

Glad you liked the Preview, Joe. I didn't go to Photography School, but since I started working here, I've learned that photos come in two sizes: Large and Larger.

"Great magazine. I just want to know why ESPN or anybody does not broadcast more college hockey games. It is just like the NHL but it has more heart. I love the Avalanche, but Colorado College games are really fun to be at too."
--Perry Bacalis

Well, with Mike Comrie choosing the pros over a potential Hobie, I'm worried about the future of the college game. But I agree: it's tough to beat a freezing Saturday night in Madison, Ithaca or Burlington.

"How come the magazine does not have a dedicated section to golf like it does with other sports? I would think that golf's young guns like Tiger, David Duval and Sergio Garcia would have an appeal to your target market. Golf isn't the stuffy nerd sport that it once was."
--Rick Shonak

We at The Mag use the same selective criteria that the networks use in deciding what PGA events we will cover: Will Tiger play?

"I have been a subscriber for a couple of months. I have yet to see an article about NASCAR. On any given weekend there are more fans at a NASCAR race than at either Tennessee or Michigan for a football game. This has been the fastest-growing sport for several years now. It seems like a quality magazine would keep up with the times. I know I am a small fish in a big ocean, but there are millions of small fish."
--Mike Winbush

And we are but minnows in the same global pond, Mike. We at The Magazine are way into NASCAR. The tumult of our daily editorial meeting comes to a hush when motorsports editor J.B. Morris recounts the day's Vrroom-Vrroom Report. We sit transfixed as J.B. regales us with the exploits of Dale and Rusty and Jeff, much in the same way that people of another age listened to Virgil (not one of the Bodine family) sing of "arms and the man." But, for now, the baseball-football-basketball-hockey elements of this great lunatic fringe we call American democracy (and our readership) rule the day (not to mention our page counts). But Mike, we will have our day.

"I enjoyed reading your article about Kurt Warner because I am a big fan. As a pastor of a church, I appreciate athletes who "live out" their faith by examples that are refreshingly different than the "Me-first" attitude among sports celebrities. However, I was disappointed that you "played it safe" and didn't share more of Kurt's personal faith that I know is so central to who he is. You recently printed Edgerrin James' philosophy on life. Why not be bold and print the truth about who Kurt is and what makes him tick?"
--Jim Shiner

This season, the central faith experience that Kurt lives out (and that we reported) is his unshaken belief that he can complete a pass downfield any time he wants to.

"I just wanted to let you know that in your Fall 2000 College Basketball Special Issue you have a picture of the UF's Rowdy Reptiles. Your caption is incorrect. The Gator basketball team plays at the "O'Connell Center," not "O'Donnell." Thanks and Go Gators!"
--Chris Marasco

You're half-right. "O'Donnell"should actually be spelled "C-A-M-E-R-O-N I-N-D-O-O-R S-T-A-D-I-U-M." Thanks for writing in.