It's a good feeling. I haven't been able to do that since my rookie year and maybe then I didn't realize how important it was.
The flattering part of it is it seems like every year it takes place. That means our program is really progressing every year. To me, that's what it's all about. I'm the head coach here, and that's what I'm dealing with right now.
Honestly, it's a new year and we're focused on the now and not the past and you can't dwell on something like that. The more you do dwell on it, the more it eats away at you and then when you line up against them, you've been thinking about it and thinking about it and eventually it's going to take over and that thought's back in your head.
They didn't surprise me. I watched film on them all week and they have a hell of a team over there. . . . When you get on the field, it jumps out at you. They have guys flying all over the place.
What changed our season Champ. That interception gave us a sense of hope. And if you believe, anything can happen.
We mixed and matched our defense some zone, some man. I thought we did defend. They only shot 37 percent, but the thing about them is they are so long and athletic, they would just go get it.
Of course it's different teams at different times now. I know that we're certainly a different team.
You've got to understand -- for a lot of young guys that don't understand it -- that it's not going to be an easy task to go and knock them off. Yeah, we're playing at home, but it's still not going to be an easy task to knock them off like that.
I can walk out of here with my head up. We gave it a hell of a run.
We can't have our employees using drugs it's the same for the people we're watching, ... And our whole careers are based on integrity. If you're a proven liar, you can't work here.
We can't allow people in the water until the air and water temperatures combine for 120 degrees. Right now the water is only about 36 degrees.
I think if you look at the marketplace, my general opinion is if we have the same kind of summer like last year, that is, fairly warm, we'll see gas prices bottom out in April or May.
It was not a great shooting night by either team. It really came down to rebounds and hustle plays, and Memphis made a couple more than we did. They are annihilators on the glass.
The game dictates what you do, but that's the nature of the beast. That's football. It's frustrating, but losing is frustrating. When that occurs, you have to go into the passing mode like we had to.
I am outraged, and I don't think the public is going to stand for it for one minute. It's a scheme to raise money at the expense of the national forests, the wildlife, recreation and all the other values that Americans hold dear. It's the ultimate threat to the national forest.
If we make shots and free throws, it's a different game.
I was just focused, like our entire team was. I knew I had to hit those free throws if we were going to win. I was confident that I could make them, and that's what happened.
It was very frustrating. I was itching to get back on the field, wanting to make a play. Hey, we're a team. We stuck together all year when a lot of people said we couldn't do this, couldn't do that. We fought all year. We win as a team, (Sunday) we lost as a team.
Check his resume. Check his history. He gets things done. He strives to be the very best. He strives for that perfect game plan one week to the next, to set us up to where we can be successful.
He's fair. Look at the way he treats people. Look at some of the guys that are here and have come through here. He gives guys opportunities where in other places they had been shunned. He wipes the slate and blacks the board and judges you on what you do here.
Our team has been playing 30 good minutes, and 10 not too good. We played 40 minutes tonight. We played with passion.
The Memphis Tigers are coming in, and they are a premier team in the country. It'll be a tremendous challenge for our guys.
At some point the cost of gas is going to have an effect, but I don't think we've reached that point yet. Most people who have boats have the disposable income to run them.
They seem more content to give money than time.
My biggest concern was being caught from behind. When you have a run like that, you don't want to be caught.
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