But if you can sustain a streak against somebody, I think it does have some effect. In a particular case where you've lost to somebody a few times in a row, you need to prove to people you can beat them.
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Particularly when people look at the makeup of our team and some of the things we've been through, with playing more freshmen than anybody in America and having some really potentially, what could have been devastating, injuries. And then to be able to kind of pull it all together and still win the conference is a tremendous achievement for a team that I think most people felt like was probably a year away.John Lilly
You look at our classes every year and we've never gotten overly caught up in all of that. But as long as we get guys who fit in our system well and meet the needs that we have on our football team, we'll be pleased with that.
John Lilly
When you think of college football, that's one of the games you think about right off the bat. Kids want to play in it.
John Lilly
Now, you've got guys who haven't even played a down in their junior year, and they're being ranked and they're being hammered about who they like, ... They're getting tired of it by the time their senior year rolls around.
John Lilly
It's a great thing in recruiting, playing our first game on national television at a time when there is no other game. But I don't know if this game can get much bigger. Florida State and Miami kind of speaks for itself. Guys know if they want to be famous just make a big play in this game.
John Lilly
You start putting these last few classes together, and the quality that's in there, and we feel it has set us up for a pretty good run.
John Lilly
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