Trenches are the linchpin, and particularly the OL. If they can hold up, there's a chance. But with two fish, Majors and Jones against seasoned vets of the best program in the country ... I guess hoping the electric atmosphere makes the difference is as good as anything to pin one's hopes on. The most important thing to me, is that they don't let single play defeats snowball. Fix mistakes, step up and beat them on the next play has to be the mentality.
If I were Sark, I'd preach some Darrel K. Royal to the players:
“The only place you can win a football game is on the field, the only place you can lose it is in your hearts.”
“Football doesn't build character. It eliminates the weak ones.”
“There is no such thing as defeat except when it comes from within. As long as a person doesn't admit he is defeated, he is not defeated-he's just a little behind and isn't through fighting.”
“Don't matter what they throw at us. Only angry people win football games.”