It's all about points allowed. They were averaging 54. They scored 17 today. Now that doesn't mean we're perfect . . . |
It's always about points allowed. |
It's been fun, especially with these guys. This football team is different. They're just different. They've got something about them. They've got some chemistry and some great things that it's hard to pinpoint the things that make champions, but this team has it in them. |
It's going to be a great challenge. ... I may do this another 20 years and never get (another) shot to do this, and they may play another 20 years and not get a shot at doing this again. ... I think it's something you hold onto for a long time. |
It's really unique. I feel very blessed and fortunate to have made the move to the University of Texas and continued the streak. I don't think about it a whole bunch. Obviously, it would be nice to continue that streak. I can assure you that. |
Overall, I am really pleased with the play of all three linebackers. They really tried tonight to do what we've asked them to do in playing our defense. |
Size is definitely overrated. Speed is the great equalizer. |
The thing that I'm the most proud of is that we never stopped working. We were patient. We never saw anybody get rattled. |
They are going to move the ball, and they are going to hit a big play on you here and there. Everything at that point comes down to how you respond. You can't let the flames become fires. |
They were averaging 54 points and scored 17. At the end of the day, I'll take that every time. |
We never, ever stop working. When we get down to the red zone, it's not easy for people to score. You never see anybody get rattled when things aren't going good, and there was a period of time (against Texas Tech) when things weren't going good. You never hear anybody say anything on the sideline. They understand what they have to do. We regroup, we adjust and we go back out there and play. |
We're hoping to contain him the best way we can. We can't focus all our efforts on one guy. We could, if they only had one guy. |
We've got to have 11 guys spying this guy. He's that good. |
What I've found is that a lot of times, if a guy is that good that you're spying on him, he's probably better than your spy guy. We've got to have 11 guys spying on him. |
What separates him from a lot of the good ones, and why he's a great one, is he's got the mental part of the game as well as anyone I've ever been around. He does a great job of making sure everybody is in line. |