It all comes down to defensive intensity. We want to come out and get up in peoples' faces.

We usually don't have trouble with 2-3s. They'll double team either Luke or Al, but we can still hit from the outside. Tonight, we hit nothing from the outside.

Alex and Luke have been doing it all year. Now we're getting guys on the side scoring.

The trend towards more cash leases puts the cost estimation responsibility on the farmer. That puts pressure on the producer to not overbid and not pay too much for rent.

From the lending side of things, I have not heard of any shortage of funds for lending.

Sometimes you have to roll with the price increases. There's not too much you can do in terms of foregoing planting or harvesting a crop.