The press conferences for the teams continue, and they’re rather bland, although Coach K is compelling and Martelli, St. Joseph’s coach, is witty. The moderator keeps saying student-athletes, and Stevie still doesn’t have a topic for his first story, so, in search of ideas, he walks to the locker rooms in the Superdome. Much to his surprise, Susan Carol joins him.

Susan Carol and Stevie argue about biases and the importance of objective journalism. Susan Carol thinks he is biased against Coach K, while Stevie thinks she is biased because of how much she likes the coach. Susan Carol admits she favors him, but if he ever did something wrong, she wouldn’t cover it up. She then names one of Coach K’s faults: He’s a Republican.

After a brief discussion of Southern stereotypes, Stevie and Susan Carol arrive at the locker rooms. A security guard stops them. Stevie is upset, so Susan Carol calmly explains who they are and shows the guard the letter from the USBWA. The guard lets them pass, but the locker rooms are unexciting, so they walk to the CBS area. They encounter more security guards and, in a poorly lit area, Chip whispers to a man in a gray suit.