I'm learning at a very fast rate right now. I feel like I can do things now without worrying about looking over my shoulder, whether I'm going to be hurt. It's been an amazing year.

What I expect is consistency of doing it right every day. Each day has to be a learning experience, but at the same time you have to be at the top of your game. That's tough to do, that's one of the things if you're going to be a major-league player the consistency factor of your daily approach has to be very good. That's what I expect him to improve on.

There is a dangerous confluence between the industry and the ideologues of the right. These groups can't do it by themselves -- they need the covert and overt support of the financial services industry.

I think the governors right now are learning a tough lesson...I think you realize quickly that it's a combination of doing things in a more efficient manner, making sure you are maximizing the money you are getting from Washington.

We're definitely still learning about the Big East, it's a very tough conference. Right now, I'd like to see our distance runners finish in the top half of the conference, but it's awfully early to tell just how difficult that's going to be.

We're elated to be 3-1 right now. We've got very young team that's still learning things on a weekly basis. It's been several years since we've made the playoffs, and we like where we're at now.