In basketball country, well, we have the pivot so what he does is leaves his thumb back and he pivots instead of having 16 or 17 positions he's broken it down into only six. Consequently he's able to play pieces of a much higher difficulty with great ease.

Francois is to classical music what Michael Jordan was to basketball. Nobody else does what he does. And I doubt anyone ever will.

Francois is one of the best in his field.

He's a natural runner. He's just a natural athlete. He plays basketball and was our top runner in cross country.

I wasn't begging, just simply telling them if there was a team in this country that epitomized what the NCAA would like to put on the floor with the class and magnitude of this tournament, it's the Air Force Academy. I think they took that to heart. Beyond that, you have to look at the 24-6 record. We did have great wins, despite what the talking heads were telling everyone.

Arkansas is one of the most talented teams in the country and playing really good basketball right now. It's hard to imagine (Arkansas and Alabama) having to fight their ways in as well as they're playing.