I'm not going to lie and say it doesn't hurt, ... It's like deja vu all over again. It's fine. I'll take the same approach as last year. All I can do is prepare for battle. When game time comes I'll play above and beyond.

deja vu all over again.

We recruited some really good talent, so it's just a matter of those guys coming in, learning the system and playing up to their capabilities. We'll need all of those guys ready to go.

As far and Matt and I are concerned ... all I can do is compete against myself. If I eliminate mistakes on my end and just concentrate on doing the best that I can do, I think I have a good shot to lead the team like I did last year.

We're here to endorse the plan of Kevin Helfer. We've read the plan, we like the plan and that's why we're here.

It's sad because it came back to haunt me this year, ... I came back from a wrist injury and a shoulder injury, so it's hard.