Austin James

Oh, I mean, I get pretty excited for a lot of our games. This one obviously has the most weight behind it as far as importance of our season and kind of a legacy. So that's a new excitement. There's different types of excitements that I had, like even like my first start after my contract, that was a new. So there's there's different instances.

Oh, I mean, I get pretty excited for a lot of our games. This one obviously has the most weight behind it as far as importance of our season and kind of a legacy. So that's a new excitement. There's different types of excitements that I had, like even like my first start after my contract, that was a new. So there's there's different instances.

So this is definitely one of those of being, hey, you know, being in the, you know, the championship game.

So this is definitely one of those of being, hey, you know, being in the, you know, the championship game.

conference championship game anyway so it's uh yeah definitely a new excitement to this game and uh rightfully so but at the same time again just making sure to lock in right got it we can't get distracted all right let me think about the super bowl you stay stay where you are okay right i know i know i got people asking me about tickets and stuff i'm like we'll get to that we'll we'll ask oh no no no no you don't call those people back they don't care about you i'm telling you right now

conference championship game anyway so it's uh yeah definitely a new excitement to this game and uh rightfully so but at the same time again just making sure to lock in right got it we can't get distracted all right let me think about the super bowl you stay stay where you are okay right i know i know i got people asking me about tickets and stuff i'm like we'll get to that we'll we'll ask oh no no no no you don't call those people back they don't care about you i'm telling you right now

Yeah, I think it came, I think DQ said it well. He mentioned just kind of using the home crowd or their home crowd as like an energy. And that's kind of how I've actually approached even just crowds in general during away games. because at away games, right.

Yeah, I think it came, I think DQ said it well. He mentioned just kind of using the home crowd or their home crowd as like an energy. And that's kind of how I've actually approached even just crowds in general during away games. because at away games, right.

They're extremely loud when the offense is on the field, which is, which is awesome because you want that, you know, electric, vibrant, like feeling. Um, and when everyone's loud, it kind of energizes you, um, as a player. Um, cause there's just like more just raw emotion coming from everywhere. Um, And so we enjoy it. We play well in it because we run a no huddle offense.

They're extremely loud when the offense is on the field, which is, which is awesome because you want that, you know, electric, vibrant, like feeling. Um, and when everyone's loud, it kind of energizes you, um, as a player. Um, cause there's just like more just raw emotion coming from everywhere. Um, And so we enjoy it. We play well in it because we run a no huddle offense.

So we don't even talk to each other anyway out there for the most part. And so it's just give some signals, get lined up, let's run. And like I said, use it as energy for our advantage. You know, a lot of the stuff is perspective. How can we twist this in a narrative for ourselves of like, hey, this is positive for us.

So we don't even talk to each other anyway out there for the most part. And so it's just give some signals, get lined up, let's run. And like I said, use it as energy for our advantage. You know, a lot of the stuff is perspective. How can we twist this in a narrative for ourselves of like, hey, this is positive for us.

And, you know, us going no huddle, us using it as an energy, you know, is something that we've been using and it's been working out for us.

And, you know, us going no huddle, us using it as an energy, you know, is something that we've been using and it's been working out for us.

So funny you say that, because not not recently, but like when I used to play on special teams, like that's a whole different mindset than playing on offense. like special team is like run and hit, you know, like that's, that's special teams. Like I'm running, like my life depends on it. Get down there type of energy. Like that's what I was running with.

So funny you say that, because not not recently, but like when I used to play on special teams, like that's a whole different mindset than playing on offense. like special team is like run and hit, you know, like that's, that's special teams. Like I'm running, like my life depends on it. Get down there type of energy. Like that's what I was running with.

And that's how I ended up making the team and, and get myself into a position to play on offense. But that type of psych, like I remember, like I listened to heavy metal rock music blasted in my ears, right. I'm getting ready. I'm getting juice for this game. And I would find myself when I started, when I was splitting my second year, I would have to calm myself down.

And that's how I ended up making the team and, and get myself into a position to play on offense. But that type of psych, like I remember, like I listened to heavy metal rock music blasted in my ears, right. I'm getting ready. I'm getting juice for this game. And I would find myself when I started, when I was splitting my second year, I would have to calm myself down.

Cause I was like too amped for offense where I, you can still, you still got to have the mentality that I'm going to run through somebody's face, but you also have to pay attention and hear the play, right? You have to know the adjustments. You have to see the defense. You have to know the, all the, all the front structures, what you're reading.

Cause I was like too amped for offense where I, you can still, you still got to have the mentality that I'm going to run through somebody's face, but you also have to pay attention and hear the play, right? You have to know the adjustments. You have to see the defense. You have to know the, all the, all the front structures, what you're reading.