We have a lot of new players. We have a lot of room for improvement in slowing down and executing at times.

They are definitely playing really well .... You see that level of experience and confidence that maybe without any seniors last year was not always there.

We did a good job. It was a great schedule. It has prepared us ... at least, I hope it has.

Big Shane has worked hard this summer and you can see so much improvement in the way he moves. He's done some good things in camp and learned the offense, and we're sort of just looking for him to take that next step to where he can be a major contributor for us. He'll absolutely get on the field.

Companies are still in the process of eking out good productivity improvement and maintaining good support to their bottom lines as a result.

It started in the Stanford game. We matured and got more aggressive, and stopped playing not to lose. Not having any close games in the preseason and the high ranking (No. 9), all of that played into us having to go through some things, which was good for us. We are young, and we needed to have a few growing pains.