A lot of credit to those Virginia guys, though. We got a bit of a lead on them early, and they hung tough all the way down the race course.

It builds confidence. The water was challenging. Wind can wreak havoc on you. We felt like we've been making some progress and it's nice to know hard work is paying off.

I am always looking for a new challenge. Syracuse had everything I expected - great water, great facilities and excellent alumni support. It was a great foundation.

It's a lot easier to find women that are smaller in stature than it is men. Carrying weight in the boat is, as you can imagine, an issue.

She's been Chancellor of Stanford, I mean she's got the patent resume of somebody that's got some serious skill, loves football, she's African American, it's going to be a big coon. Oh my God, I am totally, totally, totally sorry for that. I didn't mean that. It was just a slip of tongue.

I told Ryan last Saturday at the film exchange, the thing I'm always impressed with Central Catholic is they always play hard. They don't back down.