It was not all roses and rainbows during this afternoon's team meeting.
Instead, it was all truth -- some of it good, some of it bad.
"We deserved it, we won the game," Carroll told his players this afternoon. "But we need to understand how close that was."
The Trojans were kept in the game by an awe-inspiring defense, one that produced two goal-line stands that wound up saving eight points (two field goals instead of two touchdowns) and being the difference-maker in the game.
"Thank God for a defense that just would not back down," Carroll said. "It had to be a defensive night, and they got it done."
Although the game was painfully closer than anyone would have liked, Carroll emphasized how impressive the achievement was for the Trojans, with the 2009 season now just two games old.
"Let's make sure we own this accomplishment," Carroll said. "One-hundred six-thousand and thirty-three people -- we will never play in front of a bigger crowd. Know we can go place like that and get it done."
Instead, it was all truth -- some of it good, some of it bad.
"We deserved it, we won the game," Carroll told his players this afternoon. "But we need to understand how close that was."
The Trojans were kept in the game by an awe-inspiring defense, one that produced two goal-line stands that wound up saving eight points (two field goals instead of two touchdowns) and being the difference-maker in the game.
"Thank God for a defense that just would not back down," Carroll said. "It had to be a defensive night, and they got it done."
Although the game was painfully closer than anyone would have liked, Carroll emphasized how impressive the achievement was for the Trojans, with the 2009 season now just two games old.
"Let's make sure we own this accomplishment," Carroll said. "One-hundred six-thousand and thirty-three people -- we will never play in front of a bigger crowd. Know we can go place like that and get it done."
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