Nobody ran over a 5.3 40 (meter dash). We are not very strong as some other teams, but we are more athletic up front.

We had a little stretch there with the 100 hurdles, the 100-meter dash and the four-by-two where we made a good push in the track meet. Those kind of things spread throughout your team and then they all want to start competing a little better. There's a little momentum involved in track, too. Not everybody realizes that.

He might have been the best player among both teams. He is so strong on the puck. He's great at keeping possession of it. He'll fend off opponents by using his body and shifting his weight. He'll enable us to sustain a power play another 20 seconds by winning a loose puck and controlling it.

We were guided by Sam Dash, who had very strong views on that.

In the Pac-10, we're not used to seeing option teams. The last option team we saw was Utah.

He's all substance. He's not flash and dash.