We wanted an experienced local rider and Greg Childs comes highly recommended.

Were excited to have Earl join our staff. He comes to LSU highly recommended. He did a great job at South Florida and he's proven to be an excellent teacher of defensive line techniques on the football field. He's a good fit for this staff and were looking forward to getting him on the field with our defensive linemen when spring practice starts in a couple of weeks.

We were stunned when we found out there were problems and challenges there. They came highly recommended. We made the decision to go there and Mother concurred because we believed the place was doing incredible work.

We've got some experienced blokes back, we're lucky enough to have Matthew Elliott come across, Jason back, Greg Blewett and myself, so that gives us some sort of basis with experience, and mix that with young guys we'll expect to play well, and we will play well.

I want to be the last thing you see when I go to sleep and the first thing I see when I wake up. I want to sit with you in the sun, on the floor, and anywhere else, just to be close to you. I want it all.

John Hammond told us this afternoon that he cannot properly prepare the mare for the race, and our travel plans with the airlines have also hit a snag,