Mike got a lot of confidence early, and obviously we did a good job on third and fourth-down plays. We played hard in the fourth quarter. We just made a couple of big mistakes.

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He has that play-making ability. We looked at film of him all summer, and a lot of great teams couldn't tackle him.

227

I tried to give them structure this week, maybe give them a few hours each day to get their mind off it. I'm really proud of what they've done.

197

Those are things that we just don't do. We work on things like that every day.

178

I think (Texas) is the best all around team we have played. We have seen some good teams in the four years I have been here, but Texas is solid everywhere on the field. They are great on special teams, have a great quarterback, and one of the best offensive lines we have seen.

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Other than the two lost fumbles, I thought we played well offensively. We played hard in the fourth quarter but made a couple of big mistakes. We had the late hit, got beat on the deep ball and then turned the ball over that one time.

148

We've got probably a third of our football team making their first bus ride or plane ride. We're going to a whale of a place for their first time. If we can just make it from the locker room to the sideline, we'll be OK.

127

There's no reason we can't win five football games if we get some individuals to step up. We've got a lot of talented guys that are still trying to find their way.

92

Other than our two lost fumbles, I felt we did a good job offensively. The offensive line played well and the backs ran hard. And Michael made some big plays on that last drive.

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