Brown and his team have had a whirlwind couple of days, enjoying the success which winning the treasured Log o' Wood brings.
''It has been an amazing last two days. Just to see how many people have been excited to get the shield back to Otago and the way they have come out,'' Brown said.
''Hopefully, we can get a big crowd in here [Forsyth Barr Stadium] next Sunday for our first defence.''
The team will have today off, with some the worse for wear after a big couple of days celebrating.
Many of the members of the team had little sleep on Friday night, celebrating at the Speight's Ale House in Hamilton, part-owned by former Otago No 8 Arran Pene.
The side had more celebrations throughout the weekend, but Brown said by tomorrow the focus would switch to getting ready to take on Hawkes Bay in the first challenge on Sunday.
''We have to make sure we can prepare as well as we can for this game. We won't change any of our preparation.''
When asked if that meant playing as though they were trying to win the shield again, he did not think that was the way to approach the game.
''It is about getting out there and playing as well as we can.''
Injuries were still being assessed, but fullback Tony Ensor is definitely out after dislocating his AC joint in his left shoulder.
Although it is hard to gauge how long he will be off the paddock, he is unlikely to be sighted for a month at least.
Prop Scott Manson has a heavily bruised right elbow but should be right.
Hawkes Bay will have the services of prop Ben Franks, who has been released by the All Blacks, but Otago outside back Ben Smith, after scoring five tries in two tests over the past couple of weeks, will not be released.
There are other bumps and bruises but the side is still coming down from cloud nine after the historic victory over the Mooloos.
Loose forward Gareth Evans admitted he has not had a lot of sleep over the past couple of days.
''To be honest, it did not sink in we had won it, but then everyone is in the same state as they have never won it before either,'' Evans said.
Utility back Peter Breen said the winning of the shield made all the hard work worthwhile.
''Just the amount of time you put into your training and put into everything, to get a performance like that was great,'' Breen said.
He said the coaching of Brown had been a real bonus to his play over the past couple of seasons.
Rookie winger Fa'asui Fuatai said it was hard to believe he was in a team that had won the shield.
''I just wanted to make the team, let alone get a start, and then to win the shield ... it is still pretty surreal,'' Fuatai said.
Manson said he was on cloud nine and it was an ''amazing feeling'' to win the shield for Otago, 56 years after the province last held it.
Young midfield back Michael Collins said it had been a great couple of days, and it was crucial for the team to win the game on Sunday.
He said it was great to win the trophy for the former players, and said the reception at the airport on Saturday and at Forsyth Barr Stadium yesterday was amazing.
