This team didn't have any seniors. Some of the guys left the program or were asked to leave who were counted on to help.

Jay and I had a lengthy conversation and then I sat back and decided that Jay is the right guy for the program. I thought the players played extremely hard and I think they have a nucleus to be a very good team next year.

Every year is different. We bring a team back with a lot of returning players and hopefully that will be reflected next year. This young team needs to show some significant progress next year.

Jay has shown he can win but he also understands that this program needs to be more consistent. We can't have the valleys - we need to stay more in the middle of the pack in our lean years. We need to be more competitive on a year to year basis.

There is no question that Jay has been a winner. It's a tough league to be a coach in and very few programs stay on top when they get there.

I think the players play extremely hard for Jay and that isn't always easy when you are struggling.