"Miles from the beautiful Princeton woods and farmland, Cal is a city", Caydance responded. "If it hadn't been for my roommate, I would have been completely at sea. Also, the West Coast was on my Dad's beat, and a tradition of Father daughters dinners began. I say daughters because my roommate’s family was overseas, and my Dad always included her."

"Don James, arrived with many changes when I was a redshirt sophomore", Griff told her. "It was a slow battle, but in my senior year, we went to the Rose Bowl where we beat no 4 Michigan. I still remember him wearing a purple and gold jacket and hat. Up in the sidelines tower. A deity who gave each player an individual season's goals notebook and made sure that we achieved them. If he hadn't told me I could make the NFL and been there to guide me, that would not have happened."

Caydance was reminded of how crits were central to her teaching and of her goal that each artist reach their potential. "Will you see Coach James when the Huskies come to town on Saturday?" she asked.