When I make a fist, it's strong, and you can't tear it apart. As long as there's unity, there's strength.

I don't make hasty, impulsive decisions.

If you can hang in games by staying close defensively, then good things can happen.

When you set these high expectations and goals, and they are demolished so early in the season, that has an effect on the psyche. It wears you down.

That's the unpredictable part, and that's what worries every coach: Protect the football. That's why, when you go into a ballgame, you may be favored, but there's no guarantee you're going to win it.

The game is not won by a pep talk on Saturday. It's won by preparation of your club from Monday until game time. If they're not ready on Saturday, you're not going to get them ready by trying to inspire them with a dog-eat-dog sermon on that day.