Finally, The Man They Call The Voice speaks. After his initial public outburst the other day, then several days of . . . nothing, I was frankly having withdrawal symptoms.

Headaches. Sweats. Numbness in my extremeties. Lower back pain. Neuritis. Neuralgia. Did I mention lower back pain?

Anyhow, I finally tracked down a bon mot that should hold us for another day or two. Thank heavens practice starts soon.

Asked whether his Florida Atlantic Fighting Owls could repeat their recent successes — they are the only Sun Belt team to win two consecutive bowl games — our Man At The Microphone was at his pontificatory best:

“Obviously we need to play with renewed determination, play with poise and confidence and execute to our ability. If we do that, I think we can start fast and finish strong.”

Start fast? Well, FAU opens at Nebraska and South Carolina. So, uh, well, we’ll see. Finish strong? The guy is 6-0 in bowl games.

And remains forever and always, The Best Quote Since Yogi.

– Seedy K