You work so hard to try and build this program up and the kids have worked so hard, you want to play well, you want the national media to see you play well whether you won or you lost. At the same time you know you're getting all this attention and you just hope you play well enough that you don't disappoint people. |
You're talking about two guys who sell almost 70 percent of the souvenirs in the sport. To have them out of the picture was a real downer. Things like that happen once in a while, but when NASCAR started talking about the Chase, I don't think any of us ever thought the two most popular guys weren't going to make it. |
You've got to hand it to Redwood. They never quit. We didn't either, but we didn't play four quarters. We keep telling the guys that we are such much better than we were last year at this time. We are still growing, but this is not a good feeling. I hope we remember this feeling and take it out on our next opponent. |
You've got to take something away. After the Pittsburgh game, there was nothing to build on there. This game, we showed we're going to fight. That's a Jeff Fisher-coached team, that's its mentality. Nobody gives us a chance in any game. What games are we going to be favored in this year? So we're going to fight you. |
Your good lawyers realize that a good settlement is worth more than a good (jury) judgment. They don't appeal the settlement, and you get it quicker. If you can get just as much in six months with mediation as you're going to get in two years with a two- or three-week trial, you'd be foolish not to mediate the case. |
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