But the thing that impressed me about the team -- you know, we can follow you here in Washington, D.C. just as well as we can follow you in Crawford -- is that this team never seemed that they never figured out the word "lose," it never entered their vocabulary. Every time they walked on the field you knew they were going to win. And perhaps one of the reasons why is because they are winners off the field, as well.

I also want to say congratulations to the coach for not only being a good -- having a good football team, being able to raise these young men to butt heads harder than the other ones around the country, but nearly half the team earned a spot on the UT athletic director's honor roll for posting a 3.0 grade point average last fall. (Applause.)

This team won a lot of football games and won the national championship, but of the 32 seniors on the team, 28 will have earned their degrees by the end of this summer, and one of those, who hasn't quite earned it yet, made a promise to his mother. And Vince, I'd suggest you honor that promise to your mother -- (laughter) -- and get your degree by the end of this summer, which I know he will.