The Clarion Ledger's weekly converstions with Southern Mississippi head coach Scott Berry during the season usually drew to a close in the same fashion. After Berry was asked for his opinion on the upcoming opponent, he'd be asked a variation of the same question.
Do you think your team is where it needs to be?
Whether it was asked in the midst of a five-game losing streak in March or in the thick of a streak during which they won 13 of 16, or at the conclusion of a series sweep of Marshall, the answer was close to the same.