It has all the ingredients.

Scoring on that first possession was key because of the emotion that goes into this game.

It's tough, trying to figure out how fast they are and how strong they are compared to people that we've played. There will be a feeling out process in the first quarter, for sure.

It's not a burden you want the current players to carry. We know what we're trying to do. We made our decision. By most accounts, we're playing one of the toughest I-AA schedules in the country and we're playing with a half deck of cards because we're at half of the scholarships and loaded with lots of young players.

It has been a lot of fun preparing for the game. This is one everybody has been looking forward to for a long time. There's a lot excitement around here.

They were a great football team. We had to pull out all the stops in that game.