A lot of people didn't expect too much from us after that. You've just got to laugh at how far we've come now. |
All I know is our competition is going to get better in a hurry. |
Bernie is a great leader. He's a really vocal guy and really intense and you can see that in the huddle. You know he's going to go out there and lay it on the line for you, and you've got to do the same for him. |
But you never realize really what it's like until you're actually out there in the spotlight, |
But, in past summers, when we'd go 7-on-7, I'd drop back, make a read and throw to one receiver, |
Coach is so classy that he never even talked about this being his last game. We wanted this game to be a way to thank coach for all that he's done for this school. This is coach's day. |
Gave me a little kiss, |
Gave me a little kiss. It's just a shot to my head. I'm all right, though. I probably should have slid on that one. |
He called a team meeting, and we had no idea what it was going to be about. We thought it was just going to be a getting ready to report for camp [meeting], and then he announces this. It was definitely a big shock to all of us. |
He got the guys in and out (of the huddle). He kept the offense moving down the field. I thought he did a really good job for us today. |
He just has everything you want as an offensive lineman. It's great having him out there. |
He wanted us to stay focused on the game and our opponents. But it's something all the players were aware of and we wanted to play well and thank him for everything he has done for us. |
He's a guy that I think the sky is the limit for him. He's strong, he's fast and he just needs to get reps and get some confidence going and get to the point where he knows what he's doing inside and out so he can cut it loose. But hopefully he can get healed up and get ready to go. |
He's a little out there. I love the guy, though. |
He's done great things at the University of Wisconsin and we just want to send him off in the right way. He's tried to prepare us like it's any other game, but it is a big deal to the players. We want to thank him for everything he has done for us and the best way for us to do that is to play our best game and leave it on the field. |