Ultimately, voters are going to decide a small-town physician from a small and atypical state is probably not qualified to lead this nation in a dangerous world.

Does it win them new voters _ probably not, ... but it does solidify their bases.

There was a tense sort of two or three days where we had not qualified for state and we were just waiting to find out to see if they had chosen to take us anyway.

I think I was probably not nervous but just a little apprehensive. Ultimately, the jumps just weren't there.

Ultimately, you try not to let the other guys affect how you're playing, but it's nice to see someone having a good day. And I think it helps you a little bit.

I'm probably not well-versed enough on the process other than to think that the way this team has been playing the last three or four weeks, I find it hard to believe that we're not one of the top 34 teams around the country. It's just going to make for a long week, I can tell you that.