I thought it was really important for a coach to be in the building. You learn a lot about the kids off the field.

I know it's tough. I saw right away that it's such a tough and competitive conference. You have schools making their way deep in the playoffs.

I like a challenge. The big thing there is getting the athletes out for the sport. I've got a lot of homework to do.

They put a lot of thought into this. It's evident that they worked really hard.

I thought we weren't getting the benefit of some calls that we should've gotten. It wasn't premeditated. I tried to get their attention on a couple things, and I didn't get a response. So I let them know about it.

It wasn't as good as I thought it would be, but we got some good responses from everybody. You always like to see a good turnout but we're making steps in the right direction. I hope it's the first wave of many more to come.