You could make an argument that Tennessee shouldn't be a No. 2. You can make an argument that we shouldn't be a No. 15. We match up well with Tennessee.

If you look at how it all broke down, we're in a perfect situation. We match up well against Tennessee.

They could identify with Shirley. Brenda tried her best with her grassroots effort but she was a newcomer and the people did not know her as well as they did Shirley.

It's totally devastating, the way things went down.

It was a slap in the face. That just showed if we're not prepared to play, we can be beat. We used that as a motivation game. It was a good, humbling experience for us. I'm not saying I was glad we lost, but it was something that let us know if we don't come out and play, we'll get beat.

It was totally devastating the way things went down. Sometimes things happen like that. We didn't want it to happen that way, but that was the outcome.

Without a doubt. Playing in those big arenas and those big environments, I think it prepared us.

That was one thing that went into the whole recruiting process with Billy Houston and I coming in. He's had great success like a lot of other coaches, and whatever God has planned for Coach Marshall, that's what's going to happen in the end. It's definitely been a hot topic every year after the season.

I thought I was going to pop it. No one was going to take that away from me.

We're prepared for this game. Last year we were just happy to be playing. This year, we want to win. I know we do.