I'm not really an injury type of guy. This year it seems like I'm getting the brunt of it.

Defensively, the kids came ready to play.

I know it sparks me. Just seeing him run around and be a goof. He hits people, fights people, then jokes about it in the locker room. He's a character guy, an energy guy.

Just all muscle-related stuff in my neck and back. Nothing was broken, thank God.

We were coming back (in 2002) and not a lot of guys were heralded as big time players and we were flying under the radar. Things start happening, we gain some momentum, win a couple of big ball games, you never know.

Hopefully, with a combination of the guys who do return and the freshmen, we'll come up with that right chemistry, that type of closeness and oneness that great teams have.