It really doesn't matter when we play. This is one of the oldest rivalries and one of the best. You can't help but get excited about a game like this.
I have a committee back there right now. Maybe eventually one of them will step up and get away from the others, but right now there isn't a whole lot separating them.
There are a lot of seniors there this season. Both guards and both tackles. We've seen some real good things from them so far.
Special teams will be extremely important just as they always are. People tend to forget about how important the kicking game is. Reese has gotten better every week and D.J. looks like he will handle the job well. We've worked real, real hard.
We've got some kids who are playing hard; we just need to get it done for 48 minutes. We stand toe-to-toe with anybody, there have just been a few breakdowns here and there that have hurt us.
Since I've been here (at Douglas High), there have been a few suspicions. I'm sure every coach can say the same thing about their program. If they say something different, then they aren't being truthful.
Coaches can get a little skewed about wanting their kids to get bigger, stronger and faster. It's important you tell your kids to do it the right way.
We're never going to stop him, we can just hope to contain him a little bit. We have to know where he is when he's on the field and try to keep him breaking those 50-, 60-yarders.
Offensively, we are ahead of where we've been compared to this point in the season the last few years. We've seen some real good things.
There's no doubt about it, I truly feel you have to be a good defensive team to go anywhere. Defense is a lot of attitude and desire. You have to be disciplined and you have to be a real competitor to play defense. At this point in time, we have a way to go to get there.
