With 64 teams, I don't know that everybody believes they can make it all the way. But you have to. Any given night, you have one chance to play your best game. You slip up, and you're going home.

We come to practice and we've got the banner up. You really can't go anywhere without somebody bringing it up. The memory's still fresh.

It took a little longer than expected to find ourselves.

This season has really been different coming off the national championship. It's actually been a lot easier. Initially, the fans' reaction was to go get another one, not understanding how big a deal that is. We've kept things in perspective, setting smaller goals and then larger ones.

Silencing the crowd is very motivating.

We talked about them giving us their best shot because they were a team with nothing to lose.

It's more frustrating because we know the problem is ours. We're not doing the little things.

The comparisons to last year aren't fair, but they're inevitable. A repeat, that's a lot of pressure. With the experience we have on the team with the younger players, you don't want to put that kind of pressure on them.

I just think Angela and I took it personally.