Some nuggets from the last quarter of Wisconsin:
*. Why Wisconsin? "The atmosphere I had in Wisconsin was special," said O'Brien. "Being a team player, coaching staff, the city, the university was great. It was everything I wanted." He added: "It was a complete package. Style of offense, the coaches that I am connected to the players that I linked, it is a great area"
*. O'Brien said the decision ultimately came down to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, he attended school for a second time on Monday. After talking with his coach in high school, he took a second visit to Penn State, because he has not seen the Nittany Lions practice. Although he appreciated and well-connected with a new PSU coach Bill O'Brien, he felt even more strongly about Wisconsin, calling it a "close" decision. "It was a situation very similar," he said. "Wonderful people, great players, I felt good out there. But there was no doubt that after I took the visit as a Wisconsin ... Wisconsin was home." Wisconsin, by the way, comes from the University of Pennsylvania, November 24.
*. O'Brien addressed the issues, and Russell Wilson, recognizing that comparisons will inevitably be made, but stressed that it is a different disk. "Our path is somewhat similar to the ACC in Wisconsin, in particular, but this new year," he said. "The 2012 season has not yet been written. I have a completely different player, and the other guy, so I'm not comparing myself to him .... I do not see it as pressure at all. "O'Brien did not speak to Wilson about Wisconsin, but Wilson after the 2011 season in Madison, after being in front of him in the ACC." The fact that it showed that it was possible to cool , "O'Brien said.
*. O'Brien plans to complete Maryland in mid-May, after which he wants to go to Madison as soon as possible. He said the offensive coordinator Matt Canada, to obtain a copy of the plays of Wisconsin, as soon as NCAA rules allow it.
*. O'Brien connected with Canada during his visit and consider it a crime similar to those of Wisconsin, he played in Maryland in 2010, when he won the ACC Rookie of the Year honors. O'Brien calls himself "is the first defender." In addition, he dined with the offensive linemen Wisconsin during his visit and spent some time with the ball and running back Montee. He had not met in the quarterfinals. Not surprisingly, the O-line stand during practice, he looked like. "You hear how these guys are great, but until you can see in practice, it is not justice," he said.
*. Although O'Brien played football in high school in North Carolina, he has roots in the West. He was born in St. Paul, Minn., and his entire extended family is in the Twin City area. Several family members joined him in Madison during his visit. "When I was growing up, it was all Big Ten football," he said. "My father went to Notre Dame, so it was the Big Ten and Notre Dame. I've seen a lot of football has grown in Wisconsin. And Russell is in Wisconsin last year, they were always television."
*. O'Brien feels renewed, and he knows that he must prove that he is back with his new team. Asked how he as a leader, he said: "My plan is to go out there and not say a lot about what I do," he said. "I'll try to be a hard worker out there, and there are many hard workers in this team. This is the best way to gain respect." Unlike most of the graduates of translations, O'Brien gets two years in his new school. "Being in two years, He decides more and feel a new home. It would be great to be here to stay. "
*. O'Brien said that his left (non-throwing) arm is 100 percent after he broke into the Notre Dame game last year. The wound did not require surgical intervention. "He put his goodness," he said. "I'm stronger than ever."
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