He stacks up well. He's speedy. He's tough. He has breakaway speed. The thing I like the most about him is he's a tough customer. That guy's fearless, a hard-nosed, tough kid. We always have room for those guys here.

I discovered cup stacking through Bob Fox (founder of Speed Stacks, Inc.) at a conference back in 2000. Emily Fox (Fox's daughter) was stacking cups in a fury at a table in the exhibit hall. I'd never seen anything like it. I thought it would be something neat we could give a try-definitely something different.

We weren't a very mature team. We got excited to go to a bowl, and forgot to go and try to win the game.

Blocking and pass receiving are going to be important for Jon to sharpen up. Even though he makes good plays for us, there is still a lot more involved than just running with the ball under your arm.

I think we're coming around just fine, and we'll use this week to find out what we need to shore up.

It's better to look for outstanding athletes that are also good people, ... When you don't have a lot of egos, you can get more done. The reason we've made progress every year is because of team chemistry.