Agreed with the OP on one point in particular... "We should be proud that he has considered us to this point against schools that have tradition that we are years from touching." We've had McD All-Americans come to UT in the past, great players even, but for the past few years (and the next few as it looks now) to be consistently in the running for them (even if we don't get all of them) shows what's up with Bruce Ball these days. We've got a great captain, and I can't wait to see what the coming years hold for the BallerVols.