We're obviously going to miss Ali. You just don't get many opportunities to coach players like that in your lifetime. It's going to be different because we depended on Ali an awful lot, but the truth is we couldn't have done all we did with just one person.

Everyone's concern is the safety of the players and the coaches and the fans. And that's what most paramount. Obviously, I've never watched the Weather Channel as I have in the last 24, 48 hours.

That's obviously something he feels strongly about and we're 100 percent behind him. He wants the players to look professional out there, and he recognizes their job and to go about it in earnest. If that's part of it, to look the part, then we're all behind it.

Obviously, I'm going to miss Joe a lot. He wanted to try something else. What can you say? You wish him the best.

It has just happened that I have found myself in the vicinity of murder rather more often than would seem normal.

The players are curious to see what kind of coach they are getting.