I was in shock and awe. It was awkward, yet exciting and difficult.

My first response --- shock and awe. It's like, Where did this come from?

I think my reaction has been one of shock and awe,

You can't just shock and awe these kids into turning their lives around. Just locking a kid up and doing physical fitness doesn't work.

I'm in shock. I'm in awe. These guys I've been honored to coach have kept surprising me and surprising me and surprising me. This is the greatest turnaround in Cal State Fullerton history.

At first it was sort of awkward. Now, everybody's getting used to it. Overall, we just need to be able to match out intensity.