This was a battle worthy of a state semifinal kind of game. It felt like November (the playoffs) tonight.

TCU won the battle at the line of scrimmage tonight. We made some plays in the passing game, but their rush defense was better than our rush offense.

The Kansas game was one that we felt like we should have won. Tonight was one that we probably shouldn't have. It's amazing how that stuff balances out, isn't it? But I have to tip my hat to our kids' will to win.

I felt like there was a lot of pressure on Purdue. They came off a huge game against Michigan State and there was bound to be a letdown. We just talked to our kids about playing hard for 40 minutes and see what happens.

If we find a way to battle like we did at times tonight and against Virginia [last Thursday] for 40 minutes, we can be a really good team.

Beating Lake Norman was huge last year. Their aura of invincibility vanished.