We're looking forward to it. If you want to get some respect, you've got to play the best and beat the best. It's not usually what the doctor orders, but hey, we'll take it.

What makes it nice with having eight real good kids is they have to qualify to play in each match and it makes each practice that much more competitive.

I have great respect for Bobby Bowden and what he's done for college football, ... His teams play with enthusiasm. I've coached Florida State kids (in the NFL) and they believe in their program. It's a very competitive program.

I have always had a lot of respect for Cedric. We came in as freshmen together. To know what he's been through ... for him to go out happy has to be a great feeling.

He's a great player and I have a ton of respect for him. On the other hand, you kind of say: 'We'd like to play Mike O'Shea and beat him because Mike O'Shea is the Toronto Argonauts.

Fresno battled and battled, and you want to have a rival like that. I have so much respect for them. It's a shame that someone had to lose.