In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true.

When you think of college football, that's one of the games you think about right off the bat. Kids want to play in it.

When you talk about effects of (winning that game), in any one year it doesn't have that great of an effect.

We're in a learning process on how to deal with this.

But if you can sustain a streak against somebody, I think it does have some effect. In a particular case where you've lost to somebody a few times in a row, you need to prove to people you can beat them.

He's a very special athlete.

Now, you've got guys who haven't even played a down in their junior year, and they're being ranked and they're being hammered about who they like, ... They're getting tired of it by the time their senior year rolls around.

Our only security is our ability to change.

He was loading Christmas trees. It struck me how college and football is so different from grinding it out in the real world. He had stayed in touch, and I knew that he had qualified. I was proud of him. I could tell by his voice that he was excited. He said, 'Coach, I can't wait to get started.' He had missed football.

With the guaranteed savings generated by this project, we'll be able to upgrade facilities and increase energy efficiency at no additional cost to taxpayers.

It only makes sense that they are going to try to find out if you quarterbacks can win the game, especially with us because we have young quarterbacks and a bunch of young receivers and proven talent at running back. It's a work in progress. At least we'll come out of the month of September having passed that test. Beyond that we'll wait and see.