Champs Quotes

My first day was on the Champs-Elysees roundabout, which is about five lanes. That was my first day behind the wheel of a French car.

It can`t be any simpler: the farewell is going to be on the Champs-Elysees.

To me, this is probably one of the greatest opportunities that you could ever think about, ... I believe everybody that plays football has a dream of playing on Sunday nights, and what better chance could you have than to open up against the defending ACC champs on Sunday with national TV.

I wanted to become a champ - I was surrounded by champs in my family and in my neighborhood - and because of this stupid accident, I lost my opportunity.

And it shouldn`t. We were disappointed we were not state champs last year.

We really emphasize how big these Western Division games are. We are the Western Division champs and we want to come out here and defend our title. So we wanted to come out here and play this game strong and we did.

Some the riders were definitely sketched out. But some of them handled it like champs.

Everyone wants to play against the world champs and see where they stand as a team. We get a glimpse of them early to see where we stand as a basketball club. We`re not at that level yet but we`re trying to get there.

Everyone wants to play against the world champs and see where they stand as a team, ... We get a glimpse of them early to see where we stand as a basketball club. We`re not at that level yet but we`re trying to get there.

(What to watch: Tommy Finn won`t be in uniform for the defending Class 3A state champs. But neither will be Casey Martin or slew of other Trojan offensive guns. Last year, Finn led a 99-yard drive that ate up 7 1/2 minutes and threw a TD pass with 10.1 seconds left for the 18-13 win. Both programs lost the kitchen sink to graduation, but both teams do have a lot of talent, though unknown at this point. Andrean has eight returning starters on defense. But the `Niners didn`t run a ball past the line of scrimmage against Penn last week.) We have to do everything we can to not lose the game. If we line up right, don`t jump offsides, get people in the right place, we can compete with just about everyone, ... They have more coming back in the trenches, but we have a lot of kids who can make big plays. Skill-wise I think we`re as good as them.

Our pass protection needs to improve and we have to move the ball more consistently without penalties. We have to play our best to beat those guys. They`re defending conference champs.

It`s going to be a battle. They`re defending champs, they`re not going to give it away easily. Hopefully us taking three of four from them (earlier) this season is going to be in the back of their minds.