"They had enjoyed such moments together, moments sweetened by promise. There were games in which they just caught fire, when offense, defense, and special teams were all clicking at once, when they were capable of crushing anyone. It was when they achieved this synchronicity, with the crowd roaring and every one of them motoring on love, adrenaline, and conviction, when they were riding a mounting spiral of their own momentum, when they were bringing the heat, that the Game became something timeless, pure, and beautiful, something linked to the earliest amateur contests on college greens, something that connected each player with the thrill he felt when he first played as a child, before he knew about playing with pressure and pain."
- Mark Bowden, Bringing the Heat