braska.
���We did a good job of keeping them off-balance,������
Phillips said.
���The coaches put in a lot of creative stuff this
week,������ Pedersen said.
���They had trouble lining up against a couple of
our formations,������ Groy said.
Actually, it was more than a couple. Communication was a major problem for the Huskers.
���We thought eventually they would adjust to
what we were bringing, but they didn���t,������ Groy
added. ���We kept going with the same runs, but
they really didn���t change much.
���We came out really fired up and confident and
we knew that we could take it to them.������
Much of the credit goes to UW offensive coordinator Matt Canada.
���He put the plan together and stuck to it,������ said
center Travis Frederick.
The Huskers, in particular, had a lot of trouble
with the jet sweep. Moreover, they had a lot of
trouble bringing down Gordon.
���It was pretty open,������ Gordon said. ���Those guys
up front really blocked it well for me. I can���t lie. I
just ran. Those guys did all the hard work. I just
took my speed and tried to get upfield.������
When the Huskers widened their defense, the
���We thought eventually
they would adjust to what
we were bringing, but they
didn���t,������ Groy added. ���We
kept going with the same
runs, but they really didn���t
change much. We came out
really fired up and confident and we knew that we
could take it to them.������
Badgers attacked inside with Ball and White.
���Montee and James played phenomenal games,������
Gordon said. ���We just finished. That���s really what
it was. That was the big thing in practice all week.
���Finish, finish, finish, finish. Finish blocks, finish runs, finish the play, finish the game.������
But they���re not finished yet. They���re headed to
the Rose Bowl, critics be damned.
���We just don���t want to go there to go there,������ Gordon said. ���We���re going there to win.���
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