At the end I asked them a rhetorical question: 'We still have work to do right?' ... But I believe we're getting better. The spirit is excellent. I'm not sure what the psychological effect of a fourth tie would be. Certainly there's joy and pride in any win at all, but to do it in this fashion is extra special.

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We have a youthful team and sometimes youthful teams show inexperience under pressure. Even though we were man-up, our inexperience showed. American is a good possession team and they quickly solved the problem of being a man-down.

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