We can't lose sight of the cupboard. This year, we were able to sign some players early. But you can't lose sight of filling the cupboard with players.

You don't want to lose sight of just how amazing he is. You've got to kick yourself once in a while because he does it all the time.

We are 7-2 -- that's a good year and we don't need to lose sight of that. Next week is going to be another giant ballgame as far as Tucker is concerned. Tucker is a very good football team, no doubt about that. But they're not going to maul you and pound you like this group did. They'll out-skill you. They'll out-run you and out-finesse you. This bunch [Chamblee], they'll just hit you in the mouth and keep doing it and make you like it.

No one's invincible. Everyone's beatable. You're going to lose players every year. They lost players like everybody else. They've got key guys returning, but there are definitely teams in the conference that could knock them off, and I wouldn't really be surprised if that happened.

I think the deeper we get into the APR, the better our numbers look. We had two seniors last year. Both have degrees. We have three seniors this year. All of them will graduate. Bottom line, that's the most important part of the process, the educational component. We should be held accountable for that.

Last year I had to prove a lot, and I feel like I was able to do that. Having this deal shows the organization has a lot of confidence in me. I appreciate that.