I pretty much had the schedule set, so as soon as I found out the district, I just re-confirmed what we already had. Sometimes it's not as easy as it was this time. I've had years in which it took me two or three days to set the schedule.

Smith is a big, strong kid who throws well and makes people miss. He's got a good release and does a good job of leading their offense.

It's basically a 4-3, but we'll get a lot of different looks because they don't stay in one place long. Our line must stick to its blocking roles, and I think our guys can handle it. They did last year.

It sometimes takes a few plays to adjust defensively. It's all a matter of adjusting, staying focused and running hard to the football.

It's just an ordinary game, and we've had one of our better weeks as far as preparation is concerned. The kids know they'll be in front of a big crowd and want to perform well.

They're a good football team with a quarterback who throws the ball well, a strong fullback and two good tailbacks. I think they're still in the process of trying to find the right chemistry, and we hope it lasts one more week.

They've got a lot of skill players. We must be physical, communicate and make our tackles.

We did a lot of good things last week, but we're not where we want to be. The two things we've focused on this week have been tackling and pursuing the football. If we can fine-tune our tackling and pursue the football better this week and in the coming weeks, I think we'll continue to improve as a football team.

We've got to be more focused, and it starts with lining up right and staying onside. Mistakes in the second quarter turned a great half into a good one, and we can't afford to have mental letdowns that could come back and haunt us. We've got to eliminate the silly mistakes.

We had some inexperienced kids out there who had to learn on the fly. There were mistakes made but what we have to do is work on them and make sure they're not made again next week.