I want us to play a good, sound fundamental game Friday night. I want us to block the people we are supposed to block. On defense, I want us to be where we are supposed to be. We are going back to our base 5-3 defense.

Every Friday night for years we've come here. It doesn't hurt that the food's good, too.

It was two different teams. (Friday) night I felt we came out ready to play, and that was a big game for us. One thing I was afraid of was having a physical and emotional letdown, and I felt that definitely happened today. The feeling in the locker room before the game was mellow, and there wasn't much talk about basketball. Rice Lake came out and got after us. That's what good teams do.

The caliber of play we showed on defense at this time of the year far and away exceeded my expectations.

If you've seen 'Friday Night Lights' - that was just like my town.

If it comes back, I think that Friday night is not a good night to be on.