I'm not one to blow smoke at my players. They kicked our butts on the offensive boards. And it's not just because the ball came their way.

For some players, that works great. For some, it's getting our butts kicked (45-7 at USC last year). For Sam (Keller), it's about how we execute.

We got our butts kicked,

He's always energized. Seriously. There's not one thing that makes him get going and makes him step it up a level. He plays at that pace all the time.

We got our butts kicked. We're not the first team they've done that to and we won't be the last. As good as North Dakota is, we're much better than what we showed.

I don't know if they dominated, but they kicked our butts.