Coming out of the first class season back home a lot of the guys have some runs under their belt so they are just hoping to get back into the groove of things.

If I were a resident of New Orleans who lost everything I owned, had no home, and possibly lost a loved one, I don't think football is necessarily something that would help me escape. Honestly, I don't think football is something they 'can't wait to see' on Sunday, even if they have TV sets or are at a shelter somewhere across America.

He was part of the class that played so many minutes in our first year. It's now coming back to benefit him. Not very many freshmen play that much.

I have played with Brian as captain before so this is nothing new. He's a good leader and has the respect of all his peers.

It's time to play cricket. That's what we're here for. We have had our challenges in the past and this is another challenge. I'm excited about the possibilities.

I thought that we should have restricted them for less, we allowed the run rate to get away in the middle period when I believe we were trying too hard to make things happen and our consistency suffered because of that.