We really wanted to put ourselves on the map. That was one of the goals we had as players for this season. That kind of exposure is the kind of exposure that we need to make Belmont more well known across the country.

Everyone would ask, 'Where are you going to school?' and I would say Belmont. They would say, 'Where is that?' Now I won't have that problem. They'll know where Belmont is.

We might have some inside sources, you never know. I think our fans will have some things to watch for.

They definitely came out with more intensity. They went on a quick run and took it to us early.

If our guys are hitting like they usually do, it stretches the defense ? it makes it a lot harder for their guys to help down on me. It gets our guys good looks if I'm scoring and if they're hitting outside it gets me good looks ? it's a hand-in-hand deal.

Say someone from your area is going to Iowa to hunt big deer. You can get a topographical map of that area and figure out several places to kill a big deer in Iowa before you ever leave Texas.