The pin placements were very hard, ... The greens were actually a little softer today, but the pins and the wind made them tougher. I knew there weren't going to be any 65s today.

She's been the best backed today. More than anyone. If she gets up it won't be a good result for us.

They know what they're looking for. Regardless if Dan was here today or not, I had a job to do to convince them that I'm the right guy. Dan being in there, how big of an influence that will be, I don't know.

The rise in the employment component, combined with the drop in new jobless claims reported earlier today, suggests that employment conditions remain good at the start of the year.

We did what we had to do, we kept the ball out of the paint a lot today. You know, they beat us three times earlier (this season) and they pounded it inside when we went man-to-man, so we played a lot of zone today. But I liked our effort on the (offensive) end, too.

Mike's a heck of an athlete. He's an athletic kid, a quick kid, and he stepped up today.