The one-two finish was totally unexpected. That, and with Sarah scoring in the 50, I thought we might be closer to Sweet Home in the final tally. But I was very excited to see us ahead of Cascade.

The ongoing task of debt management for the federal government will clearly be very different in the years ahead than it has been in the past, when debt was rapidly increasing, ... With $3.6 trillion in debt outstanding, even a 3 basis point (0.03 percentage point) reduction in federal borrowing costs will ultimately produce savings of more than $1 billion per year.

The only concern I have is that I hope we don't peak too early.

The only frustrating thing is that we haven't had all the pieces in place. The group that's healthy has gotten a lot better. They have great team chemistry, so really, and it's even hard for me to believe, that I've really enjoyed coaching this team. None of us like losing, but it's a pretty mature group. I hope for their sake we get a few more wins.

The only reason they were talking about that is they were expecting us to have a losing season. And I don't. So I just hope nothing gets to that point because that'd be tough for both of us.