You've got to be balanced. Obviously we wanted to get Andre going, but if you're not balanced, it's going to be tough.

I didn't play good enough. Everyone wants to start, but the only thing I was worrying about -- I'm a team player -- was if we won.

Their whole defense is fast and they get to the ball. They are right up there with Miami and Penn State among the teams we played. When we had our chances to capitalize, we didn't.

It's an exciting time. There's only one first bowl game in a team's history, and we're playing in it.

It starts off with me. I need to get my junk together.

It starts with me. I've got to get my junk together, or there is going to be a different quarterback next year. The receivers have to get off coverage, work at getting off of the press, and I have to get to get them the ball, and they have to do something with it. Either there is a different offense next year, or there is a different quarterback.

They told me they were going to get into a big-time conference, that I could help them surprise a lot of people.

That game was the whole season in a nutshell. We got our butts handed to us. We had a sour taste in our mouth all spring, all summer and all winter.

That was a big win for us. A great game for our community and the university.

The quarterback has to be the calmest and coolest guy on the field.