It really hasn't been noticeable, and they've been around for a while. They're whole different games. In video lottery, a large percentage of your play is poker and keno, and they don't have that.

Arcata is poised to strike. They've lost some tough games and they would like nothing more than to knock us off.

I had a lot of emotion from missing a lot of games last year, just the emotion of coming back. Was I coming back at the same level I left at?(He was) a little anxious, a little nervous. Then, after awhile, it was just football.

It's a good rivalry between us. We've played two close games that could've gone either way. We could easily be 0-2 against Hancock. The ball bounced our way at the end.

There's a whole different attitude now. It feels good to come into practices and games with this kind of preparation. We feel like we're ready to go out there this season and get this franchise back to where we expect it to be.

We went too hard, too early. The last two games haven't gone according to plan.