I want the terrorists to hear us so that I can have my father back for Christmas.

It is kind of like Christmas in August.

I thought we had two good practices coming back from Christmas break and thought we were prepared for North Florida. Now we have the No. 3 ranked team in the country (LSU) to prepare for. We're 10-2 now and I like the way we played in the first half. I think we ran our lanes well and shot the ball well.

Many may ask how can we celebrate Christmas and be cheerful with the wall imprisoning us.

Christmas came late for us. As a coach ... we got a gift.

The biggest surprise to us this year was the late-season surge in the week before Christmas. This occurred at a time when we usually see a pronounced drop-off in purchases. Instead, we saw a 57 percent growth surge driven by people buying online and picking up in stores as well as the commitment by online merchants to deliver in time.