It's surprising when a true freshman steps up like that. Both goals were just incredible goals. I knew he would be an athletic and dangerous player, but I didn't know he would come out and score two great goals like that.

Dan Campbell brings instant energy to a game. Against Oregon State, he was only in for about five minutes when he scored a bomb. That's what we ask from our subs - lift us, and bring something to the game. That's certainly what he did.

This year, my goal is not to be 'just competitive.' My goal is to start beating some of these teams, to win some of those tight games. We need to start winning some of these games as we build our program. Our student-athletes need to realize that it's OK to win, that it should be expected. That's the approach I have.

I feel the freshman class is physically capable of playing right away. But as a coach, I know what we're up against. They'll learn how physical and fast the games are. There are no tomorrows in college soccer.

Not only was it enough to be a cover band, it was perhaps the highest calling. After all, if you could play music recorded by others, stay true to the original, and still add fire and flare, why not?

The rhetoric is the key to the character. It's the verbal music of the piece.