But the kids have practiced well the past couple of days and were looking forward to Orland this Friday.

The kids did a great job. We ran the ball very well against them.

What I have observed over the past 18 years is that the pace, the number of bills and the amount of time that legislators have is certainly less than what they used to have. So getting with them during the session is becoming increasingly difficult. And so you have to resort to other means. And other means includes inviting them to events, having them involved in annual meetings, things of that sort.

It makes up for all the hard losses we had in the past.

I don't remember practicing against spread offenses as much as we did this past fall. It's (been) a lot more.

The past lies beneath the surface, intransigent truth. Remembered or not, what we say and do remains, always.