Anything to take the edge off costs. The big challenge is the cost of diesel. I paid 75 cents a gallon in the 1990s, and when I bought recently, I paid $2.32.

We expected a playoff atmosphere in here, we got one, and we responded. It was a challenge, but I was ready for this. I go against some good receivers every day in practice.

Living and working on the Gulf Coast, we know what a challenge it is to rebuild, and we wanted an opportunity to give back.

I know I'm up for the challenge because that (NCAA) game was one I'll never forget. I saw how our guys were acting in the locker room after losing the last game of the season. I don't want to feel like that. I hate that feeling. I know the game is going to be very intense.

We get hit both ways now because all markets are distant. I buy diesel - 4,000 to 5,000 gallons a year - for our operations, then I have to pay for transportation to market.

We cannot physically be there to help our fellow nurses so we offer this Labor Day 'Labor of Love' challenge in an effort to do what we can to help.