i'm mike pressler and i'm back." >> pressler: i think there was a little bit of that, just a little.e reaction from my girls when i got home and the emotion of that, and maggie said, "dad, you're back." >> keteyian: this march, pressler was back on a north carolina lacrosse field for the first time since the spring of 2006. his bryant bulldogs faced off against the university of north carolina, ranked second in the country. on paper, pressler's team appeared overmatched. but bryant gave the tar heels all they could handle before falling by a single goal in the closing minutes. >> pressler: you know what? that is the bryant team i've been waiting to see for the last six games. >> keteyian: loyalty and respect are the links that tie pressler to his current and former players. several from the 2006 duke team, including some who were caught up in the controversy, have gone so far as to donate funds to bryant's program. ( cheers and applause ) given bryant's rise, it should come as no surprise that pressler's turned down more money from a half dozen elite programs... >> pressler: we got b