I am looking forward to the season. I think if the kids stay focused we can compete with most anyone.

I can't kid myself. I'm looking forward to the Big East and to LSU. But we have to stay focused. We can't skip a team we're playing. We just have to go game by game, prepare ourselves and be ready.

I would like to have a good season this year. But more than that, I want to compete in the state tournament.

I have been looking forward to this game since last season.

We're healthier now than we've been all season. So, we're looking forward to the matches.

We had had the 20-3 season, and saw we can compete at a higher level. At that point, we knew we needed to get some tougher teams on schedule. You have to walk before you run, and we don't want to keep fighting an uphill battle. You have to be ready before you put the big dogs on the schedule.