We have not executed way we were at the end of last season,

[SEC coaches who have played at the Coliseum in recent years said it has a loud crowd, but not as loud as some stadiums in the SEC.] It’s a little bit different environment [compared to] what Arkansas or what we are used to going into here in the deep South, ... They are vocal, obviously, and [Trojans Coach] Pete [Carroll] has done a great job of turning that program around and winning consistently, and I’m sure their fans have gotten into it more.

To me, a national champion is the team that plays the best. We're not beating teams by two or three points. We've pretty much named our score most of the year.

When a defensive back makes a major mistake like he did — stopping on a go route — it's going to show up,

We started finding out a little bit about Blake Field's nerves.

I was hoping we'd get a monsoon.