When you're #1, everyone thinks that there's no way you can lose. No one thinks that you can lose the throne. No one believes that there's ever anyone that can beat you. No one ever believes that you're vulnerable. No one but the team that you're playing believes that they have a chance. And yet, you find that every year, all it takes is just a chance to be knocked out of #1. The reason I wanted to talk about it is that last night we saw a team, Oregon State, that had not played well. But we saw them find the moment in their hearts -- the moment within their locker room -- to believe that they could play and beat the #1 team. What does that mean? It means that every team that walks into a locker room should always believe that even though you're playing #1, you still have a chance. There's an opportunity if you truly believe in your heart that you can knock off #1. It's somewhat mystifying to people -- how can one team find that three hours of purpose that galvanizes them to believe that they're the best in the country? Well, it's the same thing when you talk about great players. Some people will say that because one has a great year, that he was a great player. All that means is that he had one great year -- it doesn't mean that he's a great player. And so just because someone says you're number one doesn't mean that you're number one all year. It only means that you're number one for one week. And when people come to realize that that's all it means, then you'll know that in sports each and every day you have to earn it. And as you learn that each and every day you have to earn it, you'll learn that there's nothing guaranteed about being #1. Why do I want everyone to understand this? Because I want everyone to know the feelings of #1, as well as the feelings of coming in knowing you're #1 and playing like you're #1, even though you might not have the ranking. I look forward to spending more time in this journey of finding out who's going to be #1 at the end of the year. To all of us who will be rooting and cheering and looking forward to #1, we better watch out, because we'll never know who will rise up to be #1 in those three hours. Onward, upward... may you enjoy this college weekend.