All the teams were played are pretty decent. We gain confidence from this tournament mostly because of who we played against.

This is when it starts for me, pretty much. You just build your confidence throughout the season and take it into the state series. The bye is real good. Last year, I did not get the bye in the first round, and I didn't get to see the person I lost to. Now I get to watch the kids and see what their moves are.

He's riding a wave of confidence.

You see his confidence is growing every game, his throws are more on point, his timing with receivers is getting better. I think just now he's finally starting to get into that groove we all knew he had.

That, my dear Liv, was confidence. Talk to someone. Make jokes with them. Seem interested in what they are saying even if they're dull as mud.” He shrugged. “Anyone... anyone at all, can be glamoured if you know how.

We pretty much knew this would happen somewhere along the line.