Being a part of this, knowing I won't coach here anymore and won't coach these guys anymore was definitely a tough situation. But I'm proud of them, and they can hold their heads up high because they did a great job fighting back.

I have to get a feel for knowing these guys. I'm not that brilliant of a coach, I'll be the first to tell you. But I know that the more I see someone, the smarter I'll get and the more I'll learn. I have six weeks to watch it live and in person. Tapes are tapes.

I feel like that is disrespect for me as a coach. If I can bring players in recruiting-wise, why can't I coach them?

I know the guy. He's definitely not going to surprise me. I'm letting guys know how talented he is, so hopefully we'll be ready for him.

That's a tough offense to cover. I asked (assistant coach) Bob Skillman before the game, can we hold them to 21 points? We held them to six.

Matt Painter has done probably the best job of any coach in our league when you look at the players he lost.