We tried to train the girls smarter, and not necessarily harder, to build up to this. We knew we would be in the hunt for the title, but for us to win it is just unbelievable.

Our audience is much smarter, much more sophisticated, and not necessarily because it's older,

Industry and institutes need to build smarter linkages.

We knew it would take at least a year to build the kennel. We're getting close but we're not there yet. We've had a major facelift, but Cary knows what it takes. He's a winner.

They tried to separate themselves from Coach Royal, all the tradition and build their own dynasties and it hasn't worked. We've been close to the edge (of a national championship) maybe four or five times these last 35 years, but we haven't got it done.

We want to be very clear, and not necessarily fuzz things up with diplomatic language that may get us in trouble down the road.