(Note: This is the second section of the column)

“Who’s ready for some football?” That was the question posed by Brian Ford, chief operating officer of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to an audience of more than 100 at the Argus Foundation’s “Meet the Mind” luncheon/lecture, held at the Francis. And judging by the enthusiastic response, the answer is, just about everybody.

Seen at the event were Chris Spano, Christine Robinson, Sharlene Hillier, Kelly Caldwell, Morgan Gerhart, Joe Hembree, Tom Icard, John LaCivita, Alicia King-Robinson, John Chapman, Dan and Tootie Kennedy, Patrick Wright, Todd Bowden, Keith Mercier, Austin Fetzer, Cameron Caddell, Lee DeLieto and Candice McElyea, among others.