Charlie Weis is as good of an offensive mind as I've been around. He's the best game-day coach I've ever been around. I'm a fan of his and the way he was able to motivate the offense and help people make plays and get them to win.

It's at Pitt, huh? Well, I'm pulling for Charlie. I hope Notre Dame wins.

[And, the best part of it for new coach Charlie Weis was seeing the look on his son Charlie's face after the game.] I look at see the big smile on his face, ... How many times do you share a moment like that with your kid. I'll thank (NBC president) Dick Ebersol for that. A couple months ago, he said, 'What are you going to do with your son?' He had just lost his (younger) son (in an airplane crash) and his advice to me was, 'If you have a rare opportunity to share special moments with him, do it.'

He's the best pitcher in the American League, period. Fortunately, he didn't have his A game. That shows how good he is.

It wasn't the best offensive game we could have had. Everybody wants to do better than that, but we won and that's all that matters. It's only going to get better. There ain't nowhere to go but up.

I was pushing for that and was in his corner, ... I thought he'd be a great fit. But then they [UW] stayed in-house, obviously.