But that's a first game for you.

We're ready to play, whether it's Purvis or anyone. But Purvis is a great way to start, with the tradition that we have. You can throw any speculation out the window; the games have always been close.

We didn't know what they were going to play on defense, and we had trouble in the first half. We made some adjustments, and we were able to keep our backs running in and out so they stayed fresh.

But I'm ready for this heat to be over with.

Rather than risk a kid getting hurt in a game that doesn't mean anything, we'll take our chances on making mistakes in that first game.

We're winning, but we're still not playing real well,