I think we proved that this team is still to be reckoned with in the Pac-10. Starting on the defensive end, we just stepped it up.

That is something that every Pac-10 team should start with, whether you are the last-place team or the first-place team. That's why you are in the conference — to get to that pinnacle. We'd like to be one of those teams, so this is an important game. And by its place on the schedule, if you can win it, then you are sitting there alone for a little while.

That is something that every Pac-10 team should start with, whether you are the last-place team or the first-place team, ... That's why you are in the conference — to get to that pinnacle. We'd like to be one of those teams, so this is an important game. And by its place on the schedule, if you can win it, then you are sitting there alone for a little while.

The biggest miracle of all is you.... You proved that you are a political force to be reckoned with, and anybody who ignores that fact does so at their own peril.

You ask me who the most physical team is in the Pac-10, and UCLA has got to be it. They're very physical and they came after us. I give our guys a lot of credit, because our guys came right back at them. It was a street fight for 40.

We had to come through and show we're a team to be reckoned with in the (Oakland Athletic League). This is exactly what we needed. We had to instill confidence in ourselves and our school.