"I think he did, but (it's different) when it hits you in the face like, 'Wow, that's reality,'" Priefer said. "It's always in the back of anybody's mind. It's in the back of my mind. I've got a chip on my shoulder as a coach because I know I've got to outwork everybody else that's out there. I want to keep my job. I want to support my family. He wants to keep his job. That fire in your belly is always there, but when there's six guys that come in who want to take your job, I think it's a different story. It grows exponentially at that point."