The prevailing attitude is that it could have been a lot worse. It has been a lot worse. It's been a long time since we've seen sandbags on Main Street, and we used to see them all the time.

The water's one thing, but once the mud gets in, it's just a big mess. It's sticky, it's gooey, it smells. It's just all bad.

It's tough at his size. What he brings to the table is his attitude and his athleticism. He gets to the paint and he finishes.

He was one of those guys if he you have a whole team with guys like that attitude, you'd win every game.

Many builders appear to be taking a more cautious attitude because of uncertainties in the economy and this post-Katrina environment, particularly with regard to sales expectations in the near term.

I think our guys have an attitude about them (heading into the bowl) to play tougher than what they've shown.