It was hard to keep the kids from talking. That was my job; I kept telling them it was a secret. But this is awesome. I love it. I've never seen anything like this before.

My kids stayed down there, camped down there with him and cooked down there with him. Nobody ever suspected anything.

We're young ? we have one senior. The kids are working hard; hopefully we can improve on last year's record.

We have an outstanding group of kids this season. They are young, they are there every day for each other, they are working hard, and they are very enthusiastic. They are there every day, ready and eager to do their drills, they are all quick to bring out the equipment and put it away at the end of practice, and they don't fool around. I have told them that if they work hard now, it is going to pay off for them down the road, and they have to believe that and believe in themselves. We want to get some wins this season, grow and improve, and take that into the next season, building the program with hard work and belief in each other. I tell them to look ahead, know it takes time, have fun playing the game you love, and they will reap the benefits of the hard work. This is a great group of kids.

I've just grabbed kids and started talking to them and telling them that, even though things have been down, we've got a new field coming, we've got lights and things are going to turn around.

So all those kids out there who think mix and match is really great, you don't know what you're talking about, ... I'm a professional. I do this for a living.