1.   The coach tried to get his charges motivated.

2.   And high school coaches tried to focus their young athletes on more light-hearted matters.

3.   And I have to believe an awful lot of that is he believes in what this coach is trying to do.

4.   And so the former Patriots coach will try to move on once more.

5.   And the coach tried to put on an appearance of nonchalance, joking and laughing, and saying he was not nervous.

6.   And yet, the same old coach still trying to mend the same old fences.

7.   A nubile assistant coach tries to explain to her boss and ex-lover why she dropped him after he injured his shoulder at the Olympic finals.

8.   After watching running back Shaun Alexander score a school-record five touchdowns against BYU, Alabama coaches are trying to find more ways to get him the ball.

9.   Although both coaches tried to downplay it, emotion also is a factor.

10.   Both coaches are trying to improve declining teams, so there is much at stake Sunday.