Our midfield has always been a strength of our team, particularly the depth, ... We have plenty of players who can contribute again this year. Andrew Jacobson will return this season and Eric Ebert, who made great strides as a sophomore, looks to have a breakout year.

I'm not surprised, ... He's a kid with some athletic ability who has worked his butt off. I'm not surprised at all.

Oh, we did? OK! Well, if we won the championship, then I congratulate our players for doing so. They did a great job. And if this means we get into the UEFA Cup, we'll be there.

They both have great athleticism. They both have a great attacking mind. I think they both have a great future in MLS.

We are all looking forward to the 2005 season. The 2004 season we had some great success. Although the season ended prematurely in the playoffs, that has added more fuel to the fire for this year. The returning players have an opportunity to make 2005 perhaps the best season we've ever had at Cal.

Once again, Cal is going to have a top 10 (in the nation) strength of schedule ranking. Our players and coaches wouldn't want it any other way.

All four of our goalkeepers have great qualities in their game, ... This position has the most competition for playing time out of any other on the field.