It was just an off night. We have to put this behind us and regroup for Friday [against the Islanders]. We have a tough stretch of games ahead of us. We really have to get focused and prepared for those.

If you've seen 'Friday Night Lights' - that was just like my town.

Every Friday night for years we've come here. It doesn't hurt that the food's good, too.

[Rogers is 1-0-1 after a 20-20 tie with Memphis (Tenn.) Ridgeway last Friday night. It’s the first tie for a Mountaineer football team since 1983 when Rogers left Forrest City in Week 2 with a 7-7 tie.] They’re a good football team, ... They’re very solid on both sides of the ball. Their kicking game has been great, too.

Having followed the Islanders from their infancy through their dynasty, he had a lot of great stories to tell.

It was two different teams. (Friday) night I felt we came out ready to play, and that was a big game for us. One thing I was afraid of was having a physical and emotional letdown, and I felt that definitely happened today. The feeling in the locker room before the game was mellow, and there wasn't much talk about basketball. Rice Lake came out and got after us. That's what good teams do.