But I decided to run for governor insteadI liked...
But I decided to run for governor insteadI liked state government and wanted to stay homeBefore I could get into the race, I had one last big case to handle as attorney generalI did it long distanceAfter Christmas, Hillary and I went to Florida to see Arkansas play Oklahoma in the Orange BowlCoach Lou Holtz, in his first year at Arkansas, had led the Razorbacks to a 101 season and a sixth-place national ranking; their only loss was at the hands of top-ranked TexasOklahoma was ranked second nationally, having also lost to Texas, but more narrowly

No sooner had we arrived than a firestorm broke out in Arkansas involving the football teamCoach Holtz suspended three players from the team, which prevented them from playing in the bowl game, for their involvement in an incident in the players dorm involving a young womanThey werent just any three playersThey were the starting tailback, who was the leading rusher in the Southwest Conference; the starting fullback; and the starting flanker, who had blinding rolex watches ladies speed and was a genuine pro prospectThe three of them accounted for most of the teams offenseAlthough no criminal charges were filed, Holtz said that he was suspending the players because they had violated the do right rule, and that he was coaching his charges to be good men as well as good football players

The three players filed a lawsuit seeking reinstatement, claiming the suspension was arbitrary and may have been based on racial considerations, since the three players were black and the woman was whiteThey also lined up support on the teamNine other players said they wouldnt play in the Orange Bowl either unless the three were reinstated

My job was to defend Holtzs decisionAfter talking with Frank Broyles, who had become athletic director, I decided to stay in Florida, where I could consult closely with him and HoltzI asked Ellen Brantley on my staff to handle things in the federal court in Little RockEllen had gone to Wellesley with Hillary and was a brilliant attorney; I thought it wouldnt do any women's rolex watch harm to have a woman arguing our side of the caseMeanwhile, the support for Holtz and playing the game began to build among the players

For a few hectic days, I spent eight or more hours a day on the phone, talking to Ellen back in Little Rock and to Broyles and Holtz in MiamiThe pressure and criticism were getting to Holtz, especially the charge that he was a racistThe only evidence against him was the fact that when he had coached at North Carolina State, he had endorsed ultra-conservative Senator Jesse Helms for reelectionAfter spending hours talking to Holtz, I could tell he wasnt a racist, nor was he politicalHelms had been decent to him and he had returned the favor

On December 30, three days before the game, the players dropped their suit and released their twelve allies from their commitment not to playHoltz was so upset he told me that he was going to call Frank Broyles and resignI immediately called Frank and told him not to answer the phone in his room that night no matter whatI was convinced Lou new cartier watches would wake up in the morning wanting to win the game

For the next two days the team worked like crazyThey had been eighteen-point underdogs to start, and after the three stars were out, the game was taken off the odds chartBut the players whipped one another up into a frenzy

On the night of January 2, Hillary and I sat in the Orange Bowl watching Oklahoma go through warm-upsThe day before, top-ranked Texas had lost to Notre Dame in the Cotton BowlAll Oklahoma had to do was beat crippled Arkansas to win the national championshipAlong with everybody else, they thought it was going to be a cakewalk

Then the Razorbacks took the fieldThey trotted out in a straight line and slapped the goal post before they started their drillsHillary watched them, grabbed my arm, and said, Just look at them, BillWith smothering defense and a record-setting 205 yards rushing from reserve back Roland Sales, the Razorbacks routed Oklahoma 316, perhaps the biggest and certainly the most unlikely victory in the storied history of cartier love Arkansas footballLou Holtz is a high-strung, skinny little fellow who paced the sidelines in a way that reminded Hillary of Woody AllenI was grateful that this bizarre episode gave me the chance to know him wellHes brilliant and gutsy, perhaps the best on-the-field coach in AmericaHes had other great seasons at Arkansas, Minnesota, Notre Dame, and South Carolina, but hell never have another night quite like that one

With the Orange Bowl case behind me, I went home to make my next moveAfter Senator McClellan publicly announced his retirement, I went to see him to thank him for his service and ask his adviceHe strongly urged me to run for his seat; he didnt want David Pryor to win it and had no particular ties to Tucker and ThorntonHe said that the worst I could do was lose, as he had done on his first try, and that if I lost, I was young and could try again, as he hadWhen I told him I was thinking of running for governor, he said that was a bad idea, that all you did in the governors office was make people replica miu miu m