That's always been the nature of the teams in the league. They've earned it, every one of those teams have earned any rankings they might have, because those are three very good defensive football teams.
We had the wind at our back. We didn't have to march 70 or 80 yards. We could have gotten the ball to midfield or the 40 and had a chance.
It has all the ingredients.
I thought it was going to be a factor. I knew they had a good kicking game. I thought if we could get momentum early. … They haven't scored a lot of points this year, to get an early score, I thought psychologically would have been good for us.
It's tough, trying to figure out how fast they are and how strong they are compared to people that we've played. There will be a feeling out process in the first quarter, for sure.
Scoring on that first possession was key because of the emotion that goes into this game.
It has been a lot of fun preparing for the game. This is one everybody has been looking forward to for a long time. There's a lot excitement around here.
It's not a burden you want the current players to carry. We know what we're trying to do. We made our decision. By most accounts, we're playing one of the toughest I-AA schedules in the country and we're playing with a half deck of cards because we're at half of the scholarships and loaded with lots of young players.
We have to (get better). We didn't run the ball particularly well. We had to rely too much on the pass. That has been a focal point for us in camp. With the level we're playing at, you have to be able to run the ball.
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