The frustration level is not uncommon. The not knowing and not having the answers is frustrating. Disaster victims just don't know what to expect.

The Katrina cottages plan is central to us. Until we get the housing resolved, that really is the foundation of recovery.

If the money is appropriated, then Congress would expect us to spend it. We'll cross that bridge when we get there.

I looked a little bit deeper into the school part and realized I was overlooking that. It was a tough decision but I had to look past football. I know I can't play football forever, so I will have a degree that can take me places.

Coach Groh talked about my toughness a lot. He said he saw that when he watched my game film and really liked it.

Things just changed. I liked it. I even went to a store and bought a pair of orange cords.

At South Carolina, I hung out mostly with my host and that was it. But all of Virginia's players hung out with us. They all hung out together like a big family. They're cool guys.

We don't want them to evacuate the Coast, if you will, and be replaced with high-rise condominiums.

I think it's good for the players. I don't see the events as really competing against each other; it's more like they're working in conjunction. I wouldn't mind if the same thing occurred in more places.

We're proposing a new model of housing, to replace 20,000 FEMA trailers in our communities with something akin to the Katrina Cottage. They're more livable and more in keeping with our coastal architecture. They're safer and can be anchored on elevated foundations.