When there is thunder, lightning is soon to follow. The same can be said about senior tailback Lonta Hobbs and junior tailback Robert Merrill.

Hobbs described himself as a straightforward runner.

"I don't try to juke," Hobbs said.

Merrill considers Hobbs to be a power runner, but considers himself to be the exact opposite.

"Slasher," Merrill replied when asked about his running style. "But I am nothing without my offensive line," Merrill said with a smile, turning to starting center Stephen Culp.

I was not born in Caucasia. I'm not a Caucasian.I am a white American and that is all I am. Political correctness has run amuck.

Granted, to get rid of all PC terms would be absolutely disastrous; we still must get rid of words that are racially offensive and words that are used in a derogatory manner.

There are so many places I could start this, but I think I will start with the recent ordeal with Indian, oops, Native American, mascots in college athletics.

"Really? I love that song too. I'd let you hear more, but the band only put out three songs. Sorry."While singles are a great alternative to buying an entire album if you only know of a few songs, Warner Music Group's decision to create an "e-label" and rely entirely on digital downloads is a misguided step.

Edgar Bronfman, chairman and CEO of Warner music, said artists would release music on this "e-label" in clusters of three songs over a period of months according to a news.com article published Aug. 22.

Cory Rodgers and Quentily Harmon said they realize their time is now, and they are prepared to step up."It's all about taking advantage of the opportunities," Rodgers said. "We've learned that from a great player."

That great player, he said, is Reggie Harrell.

Harrell played four seasons for TCU and became the first Horned Frog to break the 1,000-yard reception plateau in only two seasons.

Head football coach Gary Patterson said Harrell was an important part of the team.

"Reggie's a special player," Patterson said.

There have been several architectural additions to the TCU campus this year, but one has yet to be seen.The Veterans Memorial Plaza was scheduled to have been completed by this fall but TCU has yet to break ground on the project.

"We wanted to make sure the look is correct," Roger Williams, a university trustee, said. "The plaza is going to be around for a long time and we want it to send the right message."

The plaza is a $150,000 project and as of fall 2004, TCU had raised $80,000, Williams said.

I am a reformed downloader. I'm one of the original Napster downloaders delighted with the idea of having access to millions of songs without having to pay a cent. In the good ol' days I was on Napster constantly - until it became public that Napster was "evil."

Not giving up on my dream of having unlimited music for free, I went through a slew of other programs: Morpheus, Kazaa, LimeWire, you name it, I had it.

Fort Worth's own Black Tie Dynasty has a loyal fan base that even lead vocalist Cory Watson said is hard to come by with a unique sound in a growing conservative atmosphere."Black Tie is really something different; our sound is really a lot more synthesized than a lot of local talent out there," Watson said. "It's almost like British pop."

On its first release, titled "This Stays Between Us," the keyboard talent of Brian McQuorcadale is a strong presence that has become a signature sound for the band.