Q: We could never do this and not talk about “The Catch.”
A: “This is another game I point to, because I personally knew how hard I was to go in there and win. That is easily among the great victories in the history of Colorado. There are many things that went into that. If people recall, the last play of the first half, we ran that same exact play. So we had a chance to have had rehearsed it, not knowing we would need it later on. Kordell (Stewart) was special. Not that many guys can throw the ball that high or that far, plus you have to have the trajectory on it to buy the receivers time to get under the ball. Rick Neuheisel deserves a lot of credit for that play because he had the wherewithal and understanding of the play to make it have a chance. It really came from him more than anybody else. That was another thing about Rick that I liked so much. He coached that game all the way, because he really believed we could win it. He communicated that. Even though the clock was against us, he never gave up. I credit his attitude and perspective as much as anything in keeping us going right to the buzzer.”