We got some recognition in our program, which was good to see, from a national standpoint, |
We got the bad taste out of our mouths and we are excited about the momentum in our program. We are ready to take our best shot. |
We had an extra day and we've gotten a lot of good work in, ... We're ahead of schedule after today. Things look good. |
We had some good continuity and flow early in the game. |
We had such a rough start, being down so early, by so much and still keeping our composure. We just kind of reduced our thinking before that first touchdown: 'Let's just get one series.' Then we reduced it even further to 'let's just get one positive play.' Then start the energy going in a positive fashion over the course of that series of play. We did that and our confidence started to kick in. |
We have enough skilled people in our offense to give most anybody the football, |
We have to stay sharp, ... But it's going to get even better. We're going to get better. We're anxious for everything around our program to be on the upswing. |
We just tried to reduce our thinking before that first touchdown, let's just get one series. |
We played a very explosive ball game. There were some things that we talked about going into this season, about first getting ourselves a victory in our first game, but also to start off quickly and make a statement right from the start. |
We ran into a buzz saw. We had a great week of preparation and felt good about ourselves. It was just a point in time in the season, probably, that things weren't going to click for us as well as in the past. We saw some things that were uncharacteristic of how we've been playing all season. |
We still kept our composure and we just tried to reduce our thinking early in the game. Initially, we just wanted to get one good series. Then it was just one good play. |
We won a game up there last year that was a barn burner, that went down to the last seconds, so I'm sure in their minds, they have something to prove. In our minds, we have something to prove about the caliber of team that we are and the steps that we've made so far this year. |
We're a good team, but we're not good enough to make any claims, |
We're anxious to get off the ground, dust our pants off and find another time to fight. |
We're excited about being in this position, having the recognition we have right now. But now we have to prove each and every week that we deserve to be in that position. |