We're pretty fortunate at this point. We've made very few mistakes. We're not a wide-open, spread-out offense. We're trying to control the ball with high-percentage plays and move the ball down the field.

Back in the day when we first had the MVC, it was pretty fierce. It was very competitive and kids came in with a competitive edge. When we didn't have the conference, I felt like that was lost. I have seen that return this year (with the reformation of the MVC).

Schulenburg seems heads and shoulders above everybody else. They're 6-0 and they've put up a lot of points. But it's going to take the rest of the four weeks to sort everything out.

I'm sure the communities may feel that way. I have heard some about the rivalry. But I'm looking at it like we're trying to win another district football game.

Give me four weeks. Give me four weeks and call me back and I'll tell you what I think.

We're replacing 12 guys on the team. We made a few mistakes [versus Fairfax] and didn't get a whole lot of hits.