sˈɛkəndfˈeɪz tˈiːm mˈɛmbɚ, pˈɔːl ɹədɹˈiːɡɛz, hɐz ɹᵻfˈɜːd tə ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd æz ɐ tˈaɪm wɛn wˈeɪ ænd mə kˈeɪ wɜː tˈɔːkɪŋ ɐbˈaʊt "bɹˈɪŋɪŋ bˈæk ðə dɹˈiːm; ɐwˈeɪkənɪŋ ðə dʒˈaɪənt."
Second-phase team member, Paul Rodriguez, has referred to this period as a time when Way and McKay were talking about "bringing back the dream; awakening the giant."