“On game day, I am more nervous than a pig in a packing plant.”

“We live one day at a time and scratch where it itches.”

“I learned this about coaching:  You don’t have to explain victory and you can’t explain defeat.”

“I try not to make the same mistakes today that I made yesterday.”

“You know, a football coach is nothing more than a teacher.  You teach them the same subject, and you have a group of new guys ever year.”

“Three things can happen when you throw the ball, and two of them are bad.”

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”

“Football doesn’t build character.  It eliminates the weak ones.”

“The majority of people pull for the underdog.  Heck, even your friends don’t like you to be too successful.  We’ve lost enough over the years for me to maintain my friendships.”

“We don’t want any candy stripes on our uniforms.  These are work clothes.”

“Punt returns will kill you quicker than a minnow can swim a dipper.”

“They cut us up like boarding house pie.  And that’s real small pieces.”

“You never lose a game if the opponent doesn’t score.”