To be an overachiever you have to be an over believer.
You can't be afraid to play. Commit to play and you live with the results.
Whatever results you get, learn and grow from it and move on to the next one.
I love the Bowl system. I've always been a proponent of the Bowl system. I think it's been great for college football, for this level.
You have strengths within your team every single year and sometimes they stay the same, sometimes they change.
The opener is always very difficult every single year. It Really doesn't matter whom you play. The opener is difficult because you've got more time to prepare for one game than you do any game the rest of the year because you've got all spring, all summer to prepare for this opponent.