Mark Farner Quotations

We have fried catfish, country fried steak and cinnamon-roasted pork. We have collard greens, black-eyed peas, hush puppies, biscuits, sweet potato pie and lots of gravy. Most players love it, but we also have a baked catfish for players who are still looking to stay on the approved diet.

I try not to listen to other music. I have to keep my mind open for what's coming in as a songwriter. If I go into the gas station and pay for gas, whatever song was playing when I was in there is in my head for the next few days and I can't change the channel.

No matter how we make chicken, we still have to have barbecue sauce out there for it. The players love barbecue sauce.

Basically, the Colts' philosophy is low-fat, but it also has to be tasty. The worst thing is for a player to go away hungry. They don't want players to leave and call Domino's for a pizza, or to sneak away to a McDonald's and load up on hamburgers and fries. They don't want them to gripe about the food, because then they lose focus on why they are here.

We have to be ready for everything. We have to make it come off smoothly, too. There's no room for error.

There are quite a few Muslims on the team. If we have pork, there's always two other items to choose from. If we have a barbecued pork sandwich on the menu, we're also offering a fish and a chicken item.