If he (Schilling) goes to Washington that will be a giant positive for them in many different ways.

A player makes a name for himself and then causes younger players to look and see what can be accomplished. The younger players start focusing on being like one of the older guys.

It's irresistible. You look at Matt Simms and imagine hundreds of conversations he's had with his father and brother about what to do under pressure.

You don't see Penn State hanging on in the latter stages of these recruiting races for difference makers. People like [Michigan safety and Pennsylvania native] Marlin Jackson .

If you win the mythical recruiting title, it shows you're focused, you've got momentum and that you're a very appealing program. It's a burden that every single coach in the United States would like to wear, whether they admit it or not.

I don't think people think about Zook anymore at Florida. He's just a memory there now.

It's always harder to stay at the top. Soon they're going to find out what it's like to try to recruit the best athletes when they're so loaded already. Sooner or later, kids are going to [get scared off]. But they're both so focused, you wonder what would possibly throw them off?

There is a trust there that Callahan will bring Nebraska back to its stature of old. In the past 10 years, only two Nebraska recruiting classes have been in the top 10 in my book, but this is shaping up to be one of the better looking groups out there.

They [Stoops and Carroll] have a unique ability to plan for the short term and the long term at the same time.