“A lot of things came together and it did work out well for us. The weather has been very kind. The gas prices being what they are, more people are staying close to home. And there is anticipation for what we are doing as far as expanded gaming (the planned addition of slot machines). But, oh, if Smarty Jones or Afleet Alex had been here in either of the last two years, we would have had to have been three times this size to accommodate the crowd.”
“If the placebo effect was a week or two, I would understand that and say, 'Yes, you’re right.' You know. But two years later to be gaining ground and making real progress? That’s far from a placebo.”
“It will be a big matchup. I'm sure Rocky believes they've got a great matchup there. They've got talented receivers and that's got to be a big part of their game plan.”
“We didn't want to score too quick because it would have given (quarterback Adam Sanchez) enough time to maybe go down and score and a 2-point conversion to tie it. So we had some plays to just run the clock down.”