He told me about his love for Notre Dame football and how he just wanted to make it through this game this week, ... He just wanted to be able to live through this game because he knew he wasn't going to live very much longer.

On the one hand, they hear from the Notre Dame alum that they're going to win every game. On the other hand, they're hearing from the national broadcasters that we're going to lose every game, ... Somewhere in between lies the truth. If I were a gambling man, I'd be betting on our players - and I'm not a gambling man.

First of all, Anthony is a really, really good football player,

Football coaches are creatures of habit. They really don't enjoy the wins and they're miserable with the losses.

I remember Eddie when we drafted him to the Giants out of Stanford, and he was another free-spirited guy, tall guy, productive in college. I think if Jeff could go on and play in the NFL and had a similar career to Eddie McCaffrey, I think he would be pretty happy.

No one was more distraught than Ambrose after the game. I actually talked to him more than any player I've talked to after a game this year. He took it personal, like he let the team down. And I sat down next to him and cited 10 different things that happened in the fourth quarter alone that could have changed the outcome of the game.