Their performance speaks for itself. We have realized the past two years that we need to instill a sense of urgency and a sense of intensity in getting to the ball. We're not happy unless 11 guys get to the ball. If it's a 20-yard incomplete pass, you still have to get there.

We think such a discussion is overdue, in light of Sun's past five years of poor performance, and weak results in comparison to our peers.

We stress to our kids that who we are playing is irrelevant. In sports, you have to have an opponent to play against, so there will be another team out there, but we need to come out and do the same things regardless if it's Blair or the Oakland Raiders.

That's the strength of our team. Our progress will continue to be measured by running and our offensive line. That's where we'll hitch our success. After last week, against an opponent where the only challenge was having to play against them and we didn't get much work in, it was important for these youngsters to get this full-game test.

The modern infrastructure, past operational performance, and recruiting/retention successes combine to make the 148th one of the premier Air National Guard organizations in the country and serve as a basis for continuation of the 148th,

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