Our philosophy then was to schedule one major non-conference game - home and home. That was the game.

The Big 12 is a tough conference. We'd like to do a game a year that's home and home in a place that our fans would want to go, against peer institutions.

We think in the marketplace that he belongs in the top two or three, and that's where we've got him.

We've always wanted to keep him in the top five in the country, where he belongs.

Because Mack is such a great recruiter, some folks have called him the February Coach because signing day, as you know, is in February. For us, he's been a winner in every month in every year. This year, for those who would like to tie a month to Mack Brown's name, I suggest you call him January's Coach.

I've seen a lot of great athletes in my time in this business. He's the best of them all.