I think God was punishing us. That's how I feel. It's a wake-up call in our city. Our city was getting too corrupt.

A lot of people were walking on the interstate. The water was so deep, but they were leaving their homes hoping to get to higher ground. We saw a dead body.

We had watched the weather forecasts. We had lived through Hurricane Betsy. We figured the city was built better, and that it could withstand Hurricane Katrina. We didn't know we would almost die.

That's always the mindset for us going into every game. Everyone knows they have to stop the run against us. They're awfully good at stopping the run so that's going to be a chess match. We've got some adjustments that we'll make if we have to.

He means a lot to us. He brings an old-school mentality. He's played well all year, and he still thinks he's screwing up. He's going to have to play big for us [Monday]. Have to.

The department immediately sensed that the safety of the public was an issue and utilized the statute that allows us to take emergency action on an alcohol license.