They run it all the time, and we throw it a lot, but in my mind that's sort of where the differences end. It's about distribution of the ball. They make sure everybody touches the ball, and the quarterback makes good decisions about who gets the ball. Philosophically, I think we're incredibly similar. |
They wanted to win the game more than we did. |
They're a good team and they created a lot of our problems. I thought we missed some opportunities where we could have played a little sharper earlier in the game, especially the first half. |
This game is going to be affected by all sides of the ball. Special teams will have a big impact on this game, and their offense and our defense will be big impacts on the game. |
Tim Couch: He's like Couch from the point that you see him watching film in there quite a bit, |
Toward the end of last year, they really started playing together. They're coming downhill faster, they're much more sure of themselves. |
Vincent made some bad decisions on his part and was also a victim of some bad circumstances created by other people. |
We are a better focused team than we were last year. |
We didn't have those three or four races to the bitter end [for prospects]. |
We felt he was as good or better than all those people. Some of it had to do with the fact that they threw the ball a lot, some of it had to do with the fact that he's a big guy and he's still growing. |
We had a balance emphasis from last year's class. It caused us to look at more defensive players than offensive players. I think this is the best recruiting class that we've had since I've been here. |
We had a few mental lapses and errors that cost us in the fifth and sixth innings, but we were able to get the win. As you can tell, we hit the ball really well. |
We have the ability to attack the whole field, to distribute to all of our skill players, ... What we do, and everybody rolls their eyes when I say this, has a lot in common with the wishbone. The thing we have in common is, it's about distribution. The wishbone offense, you'll see all the skill positions touching the ball. ... We can just go further downfield than they can. |
We just got done with the bowl game. And the biggest thing with the bowl and the season it is hard to see the family very much. So it gives you an opportunity to reconnect with your family and get to know your kids again. |
We were sloppier on both sides of the ball but we played well for a period of time. |