January 31, 2008 3:19PM

Pinch Me Please

By Alexis Glick

OK. So day one on air is behind me. First of all, it is FREEZING! I had no idea and was clearly not prepared. It was about 30 degrees and I plopped down in my seat in front of the stadium at 4:30 a.m. Phoenix time and remained seated until 8 a.m. Uggggg!!!! The crew that’s with me is amazing! Lance, Pete, Ben, Jessie, Craig and Matt. What an awesome group of guys. They gave me their space heaters and jackets to wrap around my legs. Thank God chivalry still exists

From the Money For Breakfast team, Peter, Brad, Yvette and Melissa kept me warm by bringing hot cups of tea for my fingers. I thought they were going to freeze (my fingers and the crew :)! Had I known it was going to be this cold, I would have packed thermals!

So much to tell you. First of all, two highlights from this morning’s show. First up, Tony Dorsett, former Dallas Cowboy and Hall of Fame Super Bowl champion who came on to talk about the dispute between the NFL and Player’s Union over the pension and disability plans for retired and soon-to-be-retired or injured players. The statistics are very sad. The players are really getting a raw deal and something needs to change. I hope it will for everyone’s sake. Tony made some great points and has confidence it will get resolved. I must admit he looks amazing! I cannot believe he won the Super Bowl 30 years ago. Looking at him you’d expect him to say 10 years ago, not 30.

Next up, Bob Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots. He is one of the classiest guys in the business world. As I mentioned in my last blog, he is only doing a few interviews (two) and we were one of the lucky ones. He is an incredible role model, not only for how he has turned a losing franchise into a winning one and took a $175 million investment and made it a $1.2 billion dollar empire, but also because he’s as down to earth and honest as anyone you’ll meet. He’s proud of his accomplishments, but he’s most proud of his four sons and how this franchise allows them to work together and enjoy the game they love the most. I asked him about selling at the top and he said they have received many inquiries or overtures to buy into the business or sell it outright. They love it too much to do that. I also asked him about Tom Brady and Randy Moss (two of his star players) who cost the team a pretty penny but have been arguably the best one-two punch in the business. When the Pats signed Randy for a one-year deal, they had to pay the $9.75 million deal he had with Oakland. Tom Brady’s contract had to be restructured to afford Randy’s deal. Now Brady’s out here on the media circuit and says in a half-joking manner to the press that he and Randy are partners and “where he goes, I go.” I asked Bob about that and he said he’ll be in discussion with Randy’s reps. He did note that Randy said it wasn’t about the money. I take it that means Tom and Randy will spend many more years in a Pat’s uniform :). Good news for them. Not so good for the rest of the league :).

After the show, I detoxed in the green room and who did I see? Jillian Barberie Reynolds doing an interview with Ryan Seacrest on his radio show. If the name is not familiar, you may know or remember her from the pre-game show on Fox with Terry and Howie. She does the weather and jokes around with the guys. She was preparing to cover the party circuit. While I was sitting there, she called into Ryan Seacrest’s radio show. She told him that she will be covering all of the parties and that she couldn’t care less about football. Jillian’s full of life and has a killer figure (Ugggg)!

So much more to tell you. Wait until you hear about my breakfast at the hotel. I seriously think I might be dreaming!!!! This job is insanse and the people you meet along the way are larger than life. Pinch me……PLEASE!