It definitely helps, the big game experience we've had in the past, especially last year. I guess that really showed coming down the stretch, when we were able to keep our composure when they made their run.

I'm ready. I'm excited to take over. The past two years were a good learning experience and now I'm ready to take that to the field.

Don't think of this as good news. All the billions of dollars of damage that happened over the past few years happened at winds speeds a lot lower than we think they are.

We went into this game very prepared. We went over their tendencies and what they do, so we knew pretty much knew what to expect from them. (Rudolph) is a great player. He's very talented and that's the only way you can do it, is just keep fresh bodies on him, have good defenders on him at all times.

We came out with great intensity at the beginning, knocking down shots and stuff like that. Then in the second half they came out with a run like we expected. But fortunately we withstood it and were able to come out with a victory.

Everything that is past is either a learning experience to grow on, a beautiful memory to reflect on, or a motivating factor to act upon.