David Smith Critical Quotations

It is a critical eight- to 10-weeks for retailing and for the producers. The retailers and PC hardware manufacturers work on razor-thin margins, so the impact there could be pretty severe.

Every district game is critical and will prove to be exciting. We were highly competitive in every game last year even beating former state champion Dallas St. Mark's.

The Web is achieving critical mass from a consumer standpoint. And the advertisers are following the eyeballs.