"We want that learning curve," he added, "to be very minimal from the first game to the last game."
Canadian author Robertson Davies once said, "Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion."
Mendenhall doesn't plan on acting on a wild hair leading up to the clash with powerful Oklahoma. He expects if his team's best is at its best, it will provide the best chance to get the job done.
It wouldn't hurt to hang up just one Switzer gem, would it? Something harmless like this one: "Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple."
Or ... "It was like a heart transplant. We tried to implant college in him but his head rejected it."
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