Finally, that big monkey is off our backs, |
He always says, 'He was a tough guy,' ... He doesn't talk about speed or ability or skill. He says, 'That guy was a hard worker, played with 100 percent effort or was really tough.' To him, that's what a good player does. |
I think most of the confidence we get is from we know what we're doing this year. We know what we've got going into the game, whereas last year we weren't sure. |
It's crucial, very crucial that we get one early in the season. If we don't, it's going to end up like the snowball effect like it was last year, and we certainly don't want that to happen. |
That's a huge rivalry game for us players, ... I have a lot of friends that go there, so I really want this one. We always wanted to play one another and finally we're getting that chance. |
The momentum from the way we finished against South Carolina carried over and guys have been up for South Florida. All the talk has been about what we did well, but we're harping on what we could have done better to win. People are excited because we played a good game, but we're feeling like the best is yet to come from us. |
They did some weird stuff out there. We were kind of prepared for that. We didn't know how much they were going to do it but we were pretty prepared. |