I think it wasn't real until she wasn't at practice anymore. I was really choked up about it. A healthy, strong kid, it just kind of didn't make sense at first.

It was an opportunity that most of them have never experienced. It's an opportunity that some of them may never get again.

I think that if the penalties were enhanced, certainly the general public would know the severity of not obeying the law.

We run a lot in practice so we don't get tired. We were in better condition and I think that made a difference as the game went on.

We learned a lot at the Pac-10 tournament. If we implement the changes we introduced at practice this week, particularly on defense, we should be in pretty good shape.

It's really low keyed. It's not Showtime. California does its practice at midnight. You've got this big buildup and then you have another couple of weeks before a game.