You want to be in the (Division I-AA) playoffs, you want to make the schedule strong, you want to get national attention. This fits the bill. We don't normally get an opportunity to play on national TV. We'll be (enjoying) things the big guys usually get. The exposure you get outweighs any drawbacks you might have.

It not only gives us ownership of the team, it gives us the opportunity to bring some of the best players in the state.

It's uncharted territory for us. The history portion is one that you'd like to think would be significant. I don't know about ... why it has taken so long, but I'm just happy that we're getting a shot.

It's historic. It's our first chance to be able to play in this kind of venue in front of this kind of crowd against an SEC opponent. I'm excited. We'll just try to work on going up there and not get embarrassed.

It's not so unusual for the defense to be ahead of the offense. It's pretty good that that's the case. If you can stop people, you have a chance to win some football games. I think we'll be improved on defense. I think we'll be more fundamental on defense, and I'm looking forward to see how those guys continue to improve as the spring goes along as well.

It's all their call. When you have a situation like this, they've got to have the desire to get it done. And I think they thought it was about time.

They pound you defensively and are similar to our defense. It can be confusing so it's going to take a bit of work for us to be prepared.

This is a very talented group and may be our best signing class yet.

You would hope this would also give us a chance to schedule more I-A teams. Now that South Carolina has broken the ice for us, hopefully we can get one of these a year.

You're talking about a more experienced team with two backs that are just feeling it. They feel like they're in a zone and can't be stopped.