51.   Many other TCU players thought the same.

52.   Many players thought the course setup at Carnoustie was too severe.

53.   Most players thought so anyway.

54.   Most players think home-ice advantage is a thing of the past in the NHL.

55.   Most PGA Tour players think a system of two sets of rules would not work.

56.   NBA players think the officials have stepped over the line and made themselves bigger than the game.

57.   Not all the players thought that, but several did.

58.   Newhouse knows well that those are areas few young NFL players think about immediately after signing a multimillion-dollar contract.

59.   Now players will be thinking not only about the loss.

60.   Of course, many players thought that last August, figuring the strike might only last a couple weeks.