They beat us the first few years and that was tough. My brother never beat 'em, so for me to beat 'em two years in a row and my last year being here, it's great to go out like this.

I just love it when they let us go.

He's a different type of back than what we see over here. In the Pac-10 we have smaller guys who are quicker and shiftier. He's a real straight-ahead kind of guy, real fast with a great combination of size and speed. I like playing against him. It's fun tackling a guy who's bigger. It makes for a bigger hit and he packs a punch.

I don't think about it too much and jinx myself. It would be nice to look back when I'm 65 and fat, telling my kid and my next-door neighbor, while I'm washing my car, how cool I was back in the day.

I've played against a lot of great backs. They're all the same. You've just got to attack them, really. He's more of a power back, and he's going to kind of lower his head and try to take you down.

It's us and the coaches and everyone against us, that's what we need to get that toughness in it.