Conner Pay was talking about that on my drive home yesterday and mentioned that the team has a schedule this week, waking up two hours earlier every day to prepare for the time zone. They are also practicing in the afternoon, to simulate game time action. They are taking this game seriously.

I have high hopes for this game. I expect the defense to play with focus and a chip on their shoulder. I expect the offense to surprise UCF with a full stable of healthy RBs of our own (LJ, Sione Moa, Ropati). I expect the coaches to have this team as ready as they can be.

Sure, there can still be mistakes and errors, and we COULD lose this game. It happens. But I don't think traveling to the east coast will be the reason if we lose.