Because of their resourcefulness and the success of MXPX, the label has more money to invest in our band.

We talked about making them hit from the perimeter if they were going to beat us. We just did not want to give them anything inside.

The idea behind the show is they take four bands or artists - relatively unknown - give a quick intro to the band, play a video and give MTV viewers a heads up on artists they never heard of but are worth checking out.

A true definition of a fan to me is no matter what your record is and how you're doing, they're supportive of your team. That's a fan. A true fan.

The kids are going to play hard anyway, but when you add the atmosphere, it can really get their adrenaline going more.

It's a big project writing a new album. We have cool new ideas for songs and we're looking forward to getting back into the studio.

We talked about getting off to a good start. They answered our run in the first quarter, but they didn't answer our run in the third. That made a big difference.

We do have a particular sound. Our vocalist Aaron (Weiss) has a new, different approach. It's not rapping; it's not screaming but it's a bit of shouting, spoken word and singing.

The difference in the game had to be our defense. The kids really played good man-to-man defense. Our team chemistry is really good right now. The kids trust one another on defense.