Pete Carroll Behind Quotations

I was standing behind Shaq at the Orange Bowl during the national anthem. For a second, everything went dark. I couldn't see the lights, the flag, anything.

What we did last year -- that was cool, that was fun. We made a great DVD. But that's behind us. This is a whole new challenge, just as it was last year and the year before.

Is it like the Wizard of Oz? A guy behind the curtain with a megaphone or something?

I know Cal has had a great time with this fact. They've had a lot of fun with it. I'd like to not let them have so much fun with it. We'd like to win the game and put that one behind us a little bit.

They have been in difficult situations a number of times where they have been well behind and come roaring back and finished games with big finishes, big plays. This is a really good group. We will have our hands full with this one.

It seems like California has been right behind us for a while, and we talked about kind of separating a little bit. For all the right reasons, it's good to come up here and get a win.