In my mind, he is a D-I athlete. He was fifth, behind three All-Region selections and one All-American. We've moved him to midfield because I'd like him to be on the field for 90 minutes.His vision is so good.

This year we'll be the target, rather than the underdog.

Brad brings a lot of leadership and experience. He came from a solid D-I program and he was a contributor.

Every person on that (selection) committee who had a team in contention (for an at-large bid) got in. It opened our eyes. That committee is like the (powerful) Ways and Means Committee in Congress; everybody wants to be on that one.