1.   Analysts and others close to the company said the time had long gone when confident talk from BT management was enough to sway analysts.

2.   His confident talk caught the ear of a venture capitalist at Benchmark Capital, who sent his partners to check out the company.

3.   Suddenly, however, the confident military talk gave way to doubt.

4.   That confident talk came from players, the manager and even a little from Claire himself.

5.   That confident talk could be heard throughout this arena Saturday.

6.   Then, he continued to do his thing in the clubhouse with a few minutes of what is becoming predictably steady confident talk.

7.   There was simply the confident talk heard all season.

8.   The confident talk has irritated some Notre Dame players.