You mean the fact that Tom Arnold would spend more time with the hair and makeup people than I would?

Constantly there's a credibility issue; you're judged on how you look. If you look good, people assume you aren't credible. It's a battle you'll always fight if you're on TV and a female.

No, one of the great things about my three-year deal is that it's year-round. They've offered me an opportunity to cover a lot of things in the offseason, too.

We're starting to push the envelope in terms of the expectations, and you can also have your own style, personality and sense of humor, because now we're allowed to.

When I found out I got this job, I cried, of course - I'm a girly-girl - and then I called my dad, and he cried, too. On so many levels, this is a thrill for me.

And I'm proud of what I do as a professional, too.

And that Michael Irvin would care more about his wardrobe than I would?

Being attractive and being credible can and do go together.

I grew up watching Monday Night Football with Howard Cosell and the other guys with my dad.

I know I'll be under a spotlight, I know I'll be under the microscope.

I love color and I love to dress like a woman.

I want to know about what makes an athlete tick.

I was so afraid that the athletes wouldn't talk to me because I'm a woman.

I'm comfortable with my femininity, and I don't try to change what I look like just because I'm reporting on football at the end of the night.

I'm looking forward to talking to Bill Parcells, too, and to seeing how that marriage with Jerry Jones goes.

I'm not going to relate to an athlete as a peer.

I'm proud of being Hispanic.

I'm proud of what I look like. I'm proud that I look like my mom.

I've always been around dudes and sports.

I've always been the only girl in those environments. It's comfortable for me - I prefer it, actually.