That's the thing that concerns me more than anything is are we going to be ready to play? I keep telling (the players) you don't stay the same. It's the old saying, 'You either get better or you get worse.' And we have to try and get better no matter who you are playing. |
The biggest advantage is SC, they're used to winning and they expect to win. Even if you do get a lead, you're wondering when the other shoe is going to drop. |
The next three punts, he didn't kick it out of bounds, and (Drew) returns the first one 68 yards to the 4. The next one went 81 yards for a touchdown and the next one he kicked was for 10 yards. |
The second half is the problem. I was watching TV (last Saturday) and there are some pretty good teams in our conference. |
Their offensive line is huge. It will be a challenge because we haven't seen anyone that big. We're going to have to move our line and out-quick them. |
They're playmakers. We expect a heck of a lot from those guys. |
This is all preseason. How good is Idaho? Who knows – they might be real good. ... What matters at the end of the season is how many wins do you have? |
This year, for us, it kind of turned out like the preseason in the pros, you know. They have their three exhibition games, the way it worked out -- not that we weren't trying to win them. And then you got a little break and then you start the conference. |
This year, he's a lot more confident. He knows the offense well. I think he worked really hard this summer and improved his physical ability. |
To turn it around, I think we have to stay relatively healthy. Healthy at the linebacker position, for sure. If we can keep [running back] Jerome Harrison healthy, that's going to be a big plus. |
USC-Notre Dame is a good rivalry, but you can lose the game and still win your conference. |
We always thought he had great potential. He's just going to keep getting better and better. |
We got embarrassed down there. They embarrassed us. And I was embarrassed myself for our team and our performance. It was tough. |
We got our butt kicked, period. In the first quarter, their speed was something we had never seen. |
We have to be able to win in the fourth quarter, and we haven't done that. |