For some players, that works great. For some, it's getting our butts kicked (45-7 at USC last year). For Sam (Keller), it's about how we execute.

This is going to take a few days to get over. But it shows our formula works, that we can compete with any team in the country.

We got our butts kicked,

Our team [on Sunday], we were hurting. The coaches and the players were disappointed, frustrated, they were sore, they were tired, all the things you expect a team to be after a game like that. But we don't play Oregon on Sunday, and we don't play them [Monday]. I'm very confident in the leaders and captains of our team. Our guys know what's at stake.

I don't know if they dominated, but they kicked our butts.

I'm not one to blow smoke at my players. They kicked our butts on the offensive boards. And it's not just because the ball came their way.