I'm just hoping our guys will respond. Our backs are against the wall.

Every week we've been getting a little bit better.

It kind of hits close to home. They're in the same type of scenario as us. We know what it's like to be embarrassed.

All of our egos were flushed down the toilet after that game. We were knocked down from riding that high horse.

The motivation wasn't there. I don't know if it was the layoff, but they just weren't ready to play. The mental mistakes, the turnovers, everything just showed they weren't prepared.

We've got a chip on our shoulder. We've won two state titles, and we want to do that year after year.

That would kill any team. I didn't see anything I liked. Absolutely nothing.

He wasn't ready and he wasn't going to let anyone force him into a decision. I respect the young man for that. A lot of these kids just jump into it too quickly, but he stepped back and got his bearings.

He's a very versatile player. You can put him anywhere on the field and he will give you results. He's a tough competitor who plays a physical style.

Like everyone's been saying, it was a wake-up call. They're playing more as a team now, and you can see it in practice, where before individual egos were getting in the way.