A great effort by both teams today. You guys have a lot to look forward to.

A lesson that Eagle fans can share from the last ten years is that it is really hard to win in December. When we won the National Championship, we assumed we would get another one in the next few years. We haven’t been back to the Finals since and have experienced some brutal semifinal losses.

Each year, I hope this is the year we return to the championship game, but I have also learned to appreciate the joy of playing in December.

The pain from this will pass and you guys have a lot to look forward to.