Dec. 24, 2012
On motivation for the bowl game: We’ve got so much motivation. They’re [Oregon State] 13th in the country. They’ve played great; three point loss to Stanford, beat Wisconsin. You start looking at what they’ve accomplished this year, they’ve done a great job. I think it will be a great ball game and our guys will be excited.
On being in San Antonio: It feels fun for us. It’s interesting that nearly all the parents will be here for the game. There were very few tickets available for them because they were so excited. I remember in ’06, we were coming off the National Championship and we had a tough loss to [Texas] A&M and came here and we were all down and disappointed and the city and South Texas picked us up, and it was so much fun. I will never forget leaving for the ballgame and we were coming down the escalators and the fans were packed in the hotel and cheering right and left for the kids. It really picked them up. It made them feel great, and we had a great game with Iowa and it was a fun week. So I expect this one to be the same.
On opening practice to the fans: We thought it would be fun for the few fans in the neighborhood that wanted to come out and let their kids meet a Texas player or see a Texas practice to come out on Christmas Eve as a little Christmas gift. It’s new for us. It’s unique, but we thought it would be fun.
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