Miller conceded defeat on December 31, and claimed that his battle had been to ensure voter confidence in the election process and transparency.

On November 18, Murkowski declared victory, but Miller did not concede the race.

Miller conceded the race on December 31.

A grinning Miller conceded that he was surprised he had finished the course upright.

"I think we questioned Dan's decisions," Miller, the starting left outside linebacker, concedes now.

Not surprisingly, Miller did not concede that he had made a mistake.

"We talked a lot of stuff about what we were going to do," Miller conceded, when asked about the post-game rejoicing.

Miller has seen them in action and concedes: 'They are in great shape.'

Their defensive approach after stumbling to 4/73 meant that Miller conceded only 17 runs from his 17 overs in the second innings.

Miller would not concede that his coaches were accurate in their assessments, but the years of advice must have finally seeped into his thinking.