We're now ready -- 2006 is going to be our year.

I'll be ready next year.

I need the players who are going to be ready. I need the warriors, the hungry players who want to win championships.

We need to be ready to ship our products right away at the beginning of the year, so a show in October or even early November would be much more preferable, where we would know exactly what the orders are. By the time January rolls around, it's too late, which means we have to make our best guess for what we'll need.

They just keep getting better each year. This year, they scrimmaged some (high-profile) programs (to get ready for the season). They had a lead in both games this year, but ended up losing in the fourth quarter. They play hard, and they can hit.

Last year I had butterflies all in my stomach. This year was different. I was calm and just ready to go out there and wrestle. I was just trying to get up early and hold on to the lead.