Some players ask about the diversity on campus. When I was recruiting in Houston, some players asked if we had a diverse coaching staff. We don't. And that can hurt us.

If a player really cares about the facilities, we probably don't want them anyway.

Last year, we were looking for guys who could play right away. This year, we are still thin at some spots, but we are looking for players who can make our program better.

That's probably going to be a good scenario, another good feeling. I played against him when I was in Houston and kind of took him out. I'm looking to take him out again.

We had prepared for a direct hit on the Sam Houston, but the storm side-stepped them and hit the Sabine and Angelina harder than we anticipated.

TCEQ is interested not only in characterizing the ozone above Houston, but also in finding out where that ozone ends up. To that end, they've given us extra money to launch about 15 percent of our balloons from sites that are 80-100 miles from the city.