Yesterday being Dec. 1, as well as the day of his weekly press conference, Bill Stewart, who 31 days earlier stood in a dark hallway inside Raymond James Stadium made a pledge about a four-game season, was asked how he remembered November.

He began instead with how it started and recited a quote from French World War I general Ferdinand Foch.

“Hard-pressed to the right, out-flanked to the left, my center is yielding. Impossible to maneuver. Situation excellent. I am attacking,” Stewart said. “That’s what I remember about November. You think about that.”

The translation was clear.