Being a major "working" sponsor of last week's Girlfriend Weekend, allowed us to see things in a slightly different way when it comes to events in Marshall.

First and foremost, these women and men came from across the United States. They came from places like New York City, San Francisco, San Diego, Atlanta, Birmingham  just to name a few.

And despite anything bad the naysayers want to spout about Marshall, one thing was crystal clear when they left Sunday.

They like us. They really, really like us.