Bill Cowher

of your community that you represent.

And so you understand that it does become a little territorial and becomes personal.

And I kind of took that philosophy in my way of talking about games each week and trying to make every game personal because I grew up that way here.

Oh, yeah.

Like, yeah, that happens a lot.

You know, I got the job.

I was 34 years old, and I'll never forget.

I remember I was in Kansas City, and I came in with my wife, and we went back.

I remember laying in bed that night.

I said, wow.

If I don't screw this up, in three years I can go back to my 20th high school class reunion at Carlington High School being the head coach of my hometown team.

So my first thing was don't screw this up.

In my 20th year, yeah.

I mean, for my 20th high school class.

And that was three years in.

And I do have a story about that.

So it was...

It was we lost the San Diego Charger Championship game that year.

And so we had it that spring.

And so I said to my wife, I said, listen, you know, I've got to go to the 20th class reunion.