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>> AS INDIANAPOLIS HOSTS THE BIG

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TEN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR

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THE 11TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, THE

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INDIANA SPORTS CORP AND HOST

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COMMITTEE ARE DOING EVERYTHING

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THEY CAN TO ENSURE THE BIG GAME

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REMAINS REPLETE WITH SPECIAL

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EVENTS AND STAYS HERE IN THE

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CITY.

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BILL BENNER HAS MORE IN THIS

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WEEK'S INSIDE INDIANA SPORTS.

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BILL.

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>>

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GERRY, THANKS. SINCE ITS

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INCEPTION, THE BIG TEN HAS MADE

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INDIANAPOLIS AND LUCAS OIL

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STADIUM ITS HOME FOR THE

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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AND

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IN USUAL FASHION FOR SUCH

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EVENTS, INDY HAS MADE IT MUCH

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MORE THAN JUST A GAME.

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AND JOINING US TODAY TO DISCUSS

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THE OVERALL IMPACT OF THE

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WEEKEND AS WELL AS LOOK TO THE

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POSSIBLE FUTURE OF THE GAME IS

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STEVE SANNER, CO-CHAIR OF THE

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LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.

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STEVE, WELCOME.

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WE'RE WERE TALKING OFF AIR, THIS

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IS ALWAYS INTENDED TO BE MUCH

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MORE THAN A GAME, BUT A

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CELEBRATION OF BIG TEN FOOTBALL.

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>> IT REALLY S WE STARTED WITH

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THE VISION OF MAKING

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INDIANAPOLIS THE CENTERPIECE,

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THE HOME OF THE BIG TEN FOOTBALL

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CHAMPIONSHIP FOR AS LONG AS THEY

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WANT TO HAVE THE GAME.

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THAT'S OUR HOPE.

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WE'VE HAD IT THE FIRST 11 YEARS,

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AND WE EXPECT IT WILL DO WELL IN

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THE BID PROCESS TO KEEP IT

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HOPEFULLY FOREVER.

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IT IS A CELEBRATION OF BIG TEN

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FOOTBALL.

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AND WE ARE THE PERFECT HOST,

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TEN COUNTRY IN THE MIDDLE OF BI-

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>> AS EVENTS, WE DON'T KNOW

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ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE GAME,

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2022 AND BEYOND, CERTAINLY THERE

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IS -- INDIANAPOLIS WILL BE VERY

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HOPEFUL, YOU MENTIONED, AS

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BEFORE WE WENT ON THE AIR,

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ATLANTA HAS MADE THE SEC

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CHAMPIONSHIP.

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IT'S ONE OF ITS SIGNATURE

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EVENTS, TRUE FOR

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INDIANAPOLIS --

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>> THE ATLANTA MODEL IS GREAT.

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PEOPLE ENJOY GOING THROUGH

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ATLANTA.

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IF YOU'RE A FAN, YOU GO TO

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ATLANTA TO WATCH THE

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CHAMPIONSHIP.

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DOESN'T MATTER WHO IS PLAYING.

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THE LAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS IN

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INDY, YOU WALK AROUND TOWN, SEE

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PEOPLE WEARING BIG TEN GEAR FROM

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ALL 14 SCHOOLS.

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AND THAT JUST PUTS A SMILE ON

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OUR FACE BECAUSE WE'RE BUILDING

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THIS INTO IT.

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IT IS A BIG TEN EVENT, IT IS NOT

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MICHIGAN VERSUS OHIO, OR -- BIG

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TEN FOOTBALL, THIS IS A CHANCE

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TO CELEBRATE AN AMAZING YEAR

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>> MICHIGAN AND IOWA.

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MICHIGAN FOR THE FIRST TIME,

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WHICH WAS SURPRISING TO ME, IN

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MY FAULTY MEMORY, HUGE ECONOMIC

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IMPACT FOR DOWNTOWN HOTELS,

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RESTAURANTS, EVEN SPREADING OUT

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TO THE SUBURBS.

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THIS IS A MUCH-NEEDED WEEKEND AS

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WE CONTINUE TO RECOVER FROM THE

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PANDEMIC.

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>> WE EXPECT OVER $20 MILLION IN

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ECONOMIC IMPACT, HOTELS ARE

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BOOKED SOLID, TICKETS ARE SOLD

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OUT, RESTAURANTS ARE FULL, HARD

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TO GET A RESERVATION.

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PEOPLE WILL BE CLAMORING FOR THE

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BAR SEATS AT ST. ELMO'S, IT'S

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GOING TO BE AN AMAZING WEEKEND.

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THE ENERGY AND ELECTRICITY HAS

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BEEN GREAT.

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IT'S A BIG EVENT, IN THE

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INDIANAPOLIS CALENDAR

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>> PART OF INDIANAPOLIS IS NOT

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SO SECRET SAUCE ANYMORE, THE

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VOLUNTEER CORE OF WHICH YOU AND

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MELANIE GREEN LEAD UP AS

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CO-CHAIRS.

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AGAIN OUR VOLUNTEER BASE, THAT

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IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT

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REPLICATED.

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>> I DON'T KNOW ANOTHER CITY

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THAT HAS ANYTHING CLOSE TO WHAT

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INDIANAPOLIS HAS, AND A NUMBER

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OF COMMITTED VOLUNTEERS THAT

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SHOW UP AND DO WHATEVER JOB IS

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ASKED OF THEM.

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WE HAD YOU DOING LAUNDRY AT THE

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FINAL FOUR

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>> AND YOU WERE DOING LAUNDRY

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DURING MARCH MARCHNESS.

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>> WHEN YOU GET BILL BERN BEHIND

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THE LAUNDRY DEPARTMENT.

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WHEN WE TALK TO OFFICIALS AND

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NCAA PEOPLE, IT IS SOMETHING

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THAT WE REALLY DO STAND OUT FROM

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ANY OTHER CITY

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>> AND STEVE, THE BIG TEN STAFF,

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THEY LOVE COMING HERE.

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THIS IS NOT LIKE THEY HAVE TO

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SET UP SHOP IN SOME DISTANT

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LOCALE, THEY ARE SO FAMILIAR

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WITH INDIANAPOLIS THROUGH THE

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BIG TEN CHAMPIONS, THE MEN'S AND

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS

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AND A LOT OF OTHER EVENTS.

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>> ABSOLUTELY.

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THEY'VE HAD BIG TURNOVER, AND

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GRATEFUL THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO

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COME HERE WHERE WE KNOW EXACTLY

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WHAT WE'RE DOING, WE HAVE

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EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEERS, A LOT OF

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THE GAME OPERATIONS PEOPLE HAVE

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BEEN HERE ALL 11 GAMES.

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IT'S A REALLY GREAT RESOURCE FOR

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THEM TO HAVE THE KIND OF SUPPORT

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OUR VOLUNTEERS, AND THEN THE

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STAFF AT SPORTS CORP.

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I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DO ALL

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THEY DO.

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25 PEOPLE WHO MAKE SUCH A

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DIFFERENCE FOR OUR CITY.

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PEOPLE LIKE MELANIE AND I, WE'RE

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FIGUREHEADS, CRAIG

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HOUSTON -- THEY ARE DOING THE

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HARD WORK, BRETT KRAMER, THE

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LIST, 25 AMAZING PEOPLE

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>> AS WE WRAP UP.

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QUICKLY, THERE IS A YOUTH

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COMPONENT TAKING PLACE THIS

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WEEKEND.

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YOU'RE TRAINING FUTURE

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THESE ARE LIKE 14 AND UP.

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COULDN'T COME AT A BETTER TIME

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WHEN THERE IS AN OFFICIATING

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SHORTAGE.

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>> ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE,

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MOLLY IS IN CHARGE OF THE YOUTH

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INITIATIVES, FOR THE LAST FEW

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YEARS, EVERY EVENT WE DO HAS A

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YOUTH COMPONENT TO IT, AND A LOT

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OF TIMES THAT'S BECOME TRAINING

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OFFICIALS, OR TRAINING LIFE

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GUARDS.

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WHEN WE'VE HAD THE DIVISION ONE,

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TWO, AND THREE SWIMMING

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CHAMPIONSHIPS, TRAINING LIFE

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GUARDS, INDY PARKS AGREED TO

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HIRE.

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HOPING FOR THE SAME THING HERE.

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THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR WE'VE

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DONE AGE 14 AND UP FOOTBALL

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OFFICIALS TO COME IN AND GET

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CERTIFIED AND LEARN.

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THOSE JOBS PAY PRETTY WELL FOR A

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KID.

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WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF WHAT THAT

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PROGRAM IS DOING UNDER MOLLY

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>> STEVE SANNER, AGAIN, THANKS

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FOR COMING ON.

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YOUR 7th YEAR AS CO-CHAIR OF THE

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BIG TEN ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.