It just opens your eyes to what these kids are really about. After a big win, believe me, when you see the look in their eyes after they make a basket or something, it hits you in the right spot.

That's an additional set of eyes that we have. We all have a new No. 1 priority, which is protecting our shores. We are all on the same page now, and I firmly believe that is working much better.

It's an incredible difference for the kids from where we started off. We were in a building that was falling apart and now we have one of the most beautiful gyms in the United States.

Tips from citizens are critical. The public is literally our eyes and ears in the field.

As a freshman, I didn't really open my eyes to all that Wilby had to offer, ... When we first come to school, I don't think we know what's really there for us. ... The school is loaded with clubs and sports, all kinds of activities, and if you don't come to school you can't participate.

[USC and Oklahoma] have become the two most dominant schools in the eyes of the kids they're recruiting. Just as Bobby Bowden demonstrated over a long period of time, I think as long as Bob Stoops and Pete Carroll are there they will always have exceptional teams. It's a more complicated game now than it's ever been, but those two guys are at the very pinnacle of grasping all the nuances.