These kids had no confidence. They had very little self-esteem. We just wanted to give ourselves a chance early on, to give ourselves some confidence.

I wanted to put a schedule together that would give us the best chance to compete in this conference and try to make a run at the conference championship. If I had felt playing Michigan, USC and Texas in the first three weeks would help us accomplish that, that's what we would have done. Every decision that was made was with that in mind. Is this something that can help us? Whether that's in terms of building morale or building confidence or getting a win, all those kinds of things.

Believe in yourself up here and it will make you stronger than you could ever imagine.

I have terrible periods of lack of confidence. I just don't believe I can do it and no evidence to the contrary will sway me from that view.

Our future is our confidence and self-esteem.

Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom