You start worrying about the BCS and what bowl you're playing in, then BYU comes in and ends up beating you, which they are capable of doing, which we'll talk about tomorrow, then you've made a bad miscalculation.

You don't pull away because one side of the ball does well; it's because all three phases start clicking. I think it's because they're starting to believe that's what's going to happen.

I knew that if I wanted to start beating him again I was going to have to get fitter, and I've definitely done that this year. I think that had a big part in how I was able to hang in there and take it in the fifth.

I remember Eddie when we drafted him to the Giants out of Stanford, and he was another free-spirited guy, tall guy, productive in college. I think if Jeff could go on and play in the NFL and had a similar career to Eddie McCaffrey, I think he would be pretty happy.

No one was more distraught than Ambrose after the game. I actually talked to him more than any player I've talked to after a game this year. He took it personal, like he let the team down. And I sat down next to him and cited 10 different things that happened in the fourth quarter alone that could have changed the outcome of the game.

First of all, Anthony is a really, really good football player,