We had some guys that abandoned their technique and abandoned some of the things that we just worked a month on.

We did not underestimate what we could do.

Everybody has a role on the team, and some have a role as a scout team player. They have to emulate the offenses that we are going to face. Those players still have to go through the out-of-season work and they work hard.

We certainly haven't used that as a motivation, ... The games themselves and the time that they've put in in preparation for these games is motivation enough. I don't think that has anything to do with it at all.

I love bowl games. I really do. I like it more than the kids do. I grew up a poor kid in western Pennsylvania, and I went to Nebraska because I saw them play in the Orange Bowl and I wanted to play in a bowl game. I cherish the memories.

We had some guys that abandoned their technique and abandoned some of the things that we just worked a month on.

We always talk about being a spark and swinging the momentum of the game and that swung it.