I think we're relying too much on scheme, ... Sometimes as coaches - defensively, let's say, as an example - I think our guys are relying too much on scheme. They think the scheme is going to stop it. It's man against man. Hopefully, two games are enough for us to figure it out. |
I think we've already done it, or are starting to do it. We do have a positive [outlook], ... We have been positive and we have worked through. What most people don't understand is that you don't have to buy these companies, but you sure do have to support them to get them here. |
I think you have to. You have to approach it with a sense of urgency, more than ever. This is the biggest game of our season, so we have to come really enthusiastic and pick up our intensity. Give it your all. That's all we want to see happen, that the effort is at a high level. |
I thought I came back to win a Super Bowl. But I found out in the middle of last season that's not what I came back for. I came back for these men inside the locker room. It wasn't about playing with those guys, it was about allowing those guys to see the man behind the persona. |
I thought it was great and it was a steady job but it was cheap, the cheapest damn job I ever had, ... But I liked working and I liked acting. I liked the weekly check; even if it wasn't so hot, it was good to have. I was paid a little over Guild minimum, which wasn't very much. |
I thought the defense ran around pretty good, especially in the red zone. It took us a little while to get anything going offensively. I'd like to see us be a little more consistent in our offense and move the sticks a little bit. We did hit some big plays, which is good to see. |
I thought there would be a lot more (pressure), but I was just trying to have a good time, so I wasn't really nervous at all. We knew we could play with them if we handled their pressure. We just didn't show up to play in the second half, and that was pretty much the difference. |
I thought Trent ran a good race. It was 7:30 at night and still above 80 degrees so it was pretty hot to run. Some kids who laid back early ran a little better and Trent kind of pushed himself a little. I'm happy that he placed. He will run better if he gets in better condition. |
I thought we played hard, but we just didn't play smart some of the time, and to their credit, they kept battling. They played with a lot of heart, and they just kind of wore us down. We're not offensive linemen. We're more like wide receivers. Duluth has some offensive linemen. |
I thought with their guards they didn't handle the ball real well. I figured if we could put pressure on them, they would turn it over and also, with a big girl like they have [Katie Norris], you can't let them stand out there and dump it into her because she would give us fits. |
I told the guys to dump it in and chase, to try to work it down low, but they would just stack three guys on the blue line and challenge us to skate it in. We tried all day, but we couldn't get anything going down low. They had a good game plan and everybody played it perfectly. |
I told you all at the beginning of the week that we had a long road ahead of us. I really meant that. It wasn't going to be easy to get to the (NCAA) tournament with everything we were going through. We've got so much heart; we never gave up. It paid off for us in the right way. |
I try to take people on some kind of journey during the show and people seem glad to travel with me. There is some kind of thread through it. I base it on the songs really, I'll think where I was when I wrote a particular tune, and the song leads me to what I want to talk about. |
I want it to be at the forefront of my life for the rest of my life. This whole process has been one horrible thing and 100 great things. It's tragedy and triumph. Every day, people treat my wife the way God wanted us to all treat each other. How many of us get that opportunity? |
I want my words to survive translation. I know when I write a book now I will have to go and spend three days being intensely interrogated by journalists in Denmark or wherever. That fact, I believe, informs the way I write-with those Danish journalists leaning over my shoulder. |