Because of the way we practice, there will be a lot better effort. Guys are relaxed, they're rested up and they're going at it.
It cost us a couple games early, but then guys started fighting for each other. We could have had a lot better season.
It hurt us earlier in the season. Later this season guys started getting rid of the (selfish) attitude and started fighting for each other.
We're taking them seriously. Everybody on the team has a different attitude. The way guys work. The way guys hang out together.
At that time, I don't think it was humbling at all. Like I said, guys didn't care. You didn't care if you got whipped. Nobody was embarrassed after the game. It wasn't anything. Guys were just ready to get it over with, go home and start a new year.
A lot of guys were in way before curfew. There were only a handful of guys out, and they were in 30 minutes before curfew.
A lot of guys are in this week way before curfew. Everybody is getting their rest. They are hydrated. They are ready to go.
I knew what was going to happen before the game even started. I think most of the guys did.
I just remember they whipped our behinds. I knew it was going to happen before the game even started. I think most guys did, too. A lot of guys didn't care. They thought, 'Oh, we're just playing Iowa.' It felt like they didn't deserve to be here anyway.
The guys take more pride in this game, take pride in going out and working hard at practice and enjoying being around each other. It will be a whole different environment, a whole different game this year.