The main thing is that was the best we've played emotionally. There's no way we can play at a higher emotional level. We can only equal it. It's one of the mysteries of coaching, this emotion thing. It happens all the time.
Sports are all about emotion and intensity.
Certainly, playing at home in front of 9,243 helps. And battling through practices after a 35-point loss on television doesn't hurt. But before the game ever started, Vanderbilt made its first of what would be many mistakes. It looked like the killer whale show at Sea World. Then, as the Florida players huddled on their logo, Vandy did, too, jumping up and down and bumping into the UF players.