Attended a gathering of United Way supporters on Thursday evening. UW athletic director Tom Burman was the special guest.

He mentioned a couple of things I think are worth passing along --

On the bus ride from the stadium to the airport last Saturday night in San Diego, the bus driver stopped Burman as the group was getting off.

He told Burman that he had been driviing Chargers' opponents and Aztecs' opponents for 10 years -- and that without question, our Pokes were the classiest, most polite bunch he'd ever encountered.

Of course that doesn't change blowing a 21-point first-half lead, but as Burman said and I've known for decades, that starts at the top -- with Joe.

Burman also mentioned that those 105 guys and 10 coaches are together as one and have not fallen victim to the worst opponent of all -- that finger-pointing and us against them which so often finds its way into a struggling locker room.

The other point he mentioned was that the Cowgirls are ranked 22nd in the country and that Coach Joe L says their final exhibition win the other night was the best his team has played in three years.

How 'bout them Cowgirls?