Stupid football quotes

[goliadmike]

[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva] Football[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Geneva]THE IMMORTAL BILL PETERSON[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Geneva]From 1960-1979, "Coach Pete" Bill Peterson coached football at Florida State. His teams compiled a record of 62-42-11, and a winning percentage of .587. In the process, "Coach Pete" also became one of the greatest characters in American sports: [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Geneva] "I'm the football coach around here and don't you remember it."
[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva]"You guys line up alphabetically by height." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva]"You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva]"I used to have this slight speech implement and couldn't remember things before I took the Sam Carnegie course." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva]"Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva]"Just remember the words of Patrick Henry - 'Kill me or let me live.'" [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva]"The greatest thing just happened to me. I just got indicted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame. They had a standing observation for me." [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]"He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings."
-Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, John Jenkins, 1991 [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]"I don't care what the tape says. I didn't say it."
-Football coach Ray Malavasi [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]"I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid."
-Former football player/announcer Terry Bradshaw [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]"I don't think there's anybody in this organization not focused on the 49ers... I mean Chargers."
-Bill Belichick[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]"We're not attempting to circumcise rules."
-Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh Steelers coach [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]It isn't like I came down from Mount Sinai with the tabloids."
-Former Indianapolis Colts coach Ron Meyer[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]"Defensively, I think it's important for us to tackle."
-Karl Mecklenburg, Denver Broncos linebacker, before Super Bowl XXIV. [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]"I'm not allowed to comment on lousy officiating."
-Jim Finks, New Orleans Saints G.M., when asked after a loss what he thought of the refs, 1986[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."
-Football commentator and former player Joe Theismann: [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]"I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first."
-New Orleans Saint RB George Rogers [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]"He's the about the size of a lot of guys that size."
-Offensive coordinator Gary Crowton, on QB Cade McNown [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]"I feel like I'm the best, but you're not going to get me to say that."
-Jerry Rice.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]"I don't think this is an example of life and limb being at risk. I like the fact that our fans care."
-Cleveland Browns president Carmen Policy, after ten Cleveland fans were arrested for throwing bottles onto the field to protest the overturning of a game-deciding call by replay.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States."
-Football analyst Lee Corso[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]"We've got to find a way to win. I'm willing to start cheating."
-New England tight end Marv Cook.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]"I'm really happy for Coach Cooper and the guy who've been around here for six or seven years, especially our seniors."
-Ohio State quarterback Bob Hoying, after winning a Big Ten title. [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]"The shoulder surgery was a success. The lobotomy failed."
-Mike Ditka on quarterback Jim McMahon's surgery.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]"The NFL, like life, is full of idiots."
-Randy Cross, football color commentator.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]"Most of my clichés aren't original."
-Chuck Knox, when he coached the Rams.
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva][FONT=Arial, Geneva]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]

 

[Hostile]

John McKay had the all time best one about the Buccaneers. He was asked about his team's execution. He replied, "I'm all favor of it."

On an interception thrown by Steve DeBerg in 1984 that cost the Bucs a game against the Giants - "It was thrown to nobody. Well, it was thrown to somebody, Harry Carson. But he happened to be playing for the New York Giants at the time. It would have been a good pass if Harry had been playing for us."

On losing a key game - "I told our players that there were 700 million Chinese people in the world who didn't even know the game was played. The next week, I got five letters from China asking "What happened?"

On recruiting his son John to play for USC and then the Bucs - "I had an advantage - I slept with his mother."

On hearing how Buc kicker Pete Rajecki was nervous about McKay watching him in the 1976 pre-season - "That's unfortuntate as I plan on attending all the games."

At a post-game press conference in 1976 "You guys don't know the difference between a football and a bunch of bananas." The following week after a media member has dropped off a case of bananas at his door - "You guys don't know the difference between a football and a Mercedez-Benz."

On why he rarely had bed checks: ``You usually wind up staying up all night, or until your best player comes in.''

On the Bucs' 42-0 loss to Pittsburgh on a very cold day: ``I remember in Pittsburgh we had no players and the ones we did have wanted to stay at the hotel by the fire. I was ticked because that's where I wanted to stand.''

On the importance of an older quarterback's mobility: ``As a person gets older he doesn't get faster. Our quarterback will run from fright or lack of protection.''

On fan mail he received as a Tampa Bay coach: ``It was about three-to-one that I was not an SOB. But there were a lot of ones.''

On why coaching an expansion team is a religious experience: ``You do a lot of praying, but most of the time the answer is `No.' ''

On O.J. Simpson carrying the ball 47 times in a USC game: `` He doesn't belong to a union. Anyway, the ball doesn't weigh that much.''

On training camp: ``It's shattering when a player loses interest in camp. When you lose your desire to stand around and eat steaks, you lose everything.''

 

[burmafrd]

MCKay was a great one for one liners. I actually remember seeing that one where he said he was in favor of his teams execution.

 

[Rogah]

MCKay was a great one for one liners. I actually remember seeing that one where he said he was in favor of his teams execution.

His best one, which I don't think was in the above list, was something like "Well our offense played poorly, but we made up for it by not playing well on defense either."

Or something like that

 

[rojan]

These are hilarious!!

 

[big dog cowboy]

"You play to win the game!"

 

[Go Big D!]

"Unpossible!"

 

[Chocolate Lab]

"We're not attempting to circumcise rules."
-Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh Steelers coach

 

[Blast From The Past]

This from Wikipedia:
Bill Peterson's greatest legacy as a coach may be in the number of successful head coaches that got their start working under him. Each of the following worked for Peterson, many getting their first coaching jobs as a member of his staff. Together, these coaches claimed five Super Bowl wins and four major college football national championships.

• Don James (Kent State, Washington)
• Bobby Bowden (West Virginia, Florida State)
• Vince Gibson (Kansas State, Louisville, Tulane)
• Al Conover (Rice)
• Gene McDowell (Central Florida)
• Joe Avezzano (Oregon State, Dallas Cowboys)
• Y. C. McNease (Idaho)
• John Coatta (Wisconsin, Mankato State)
• Joe Gibbs (Washington Commanders)
• Dan Henning (Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers, Boston College)
• Bill Parcells (New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys)
• Ken Meyer (San Francisco 49ers)
• Earle Bruce (Ohio State, Colorado State)
• Kay Stephenson (Buffalo Bills)
• Bobby Ross (Maryland, Georgia Tech, San Diego Chargers, Detroit Lions, Army)

 

[goliadmike]

This from Wikipedia:
Bill Peterson's greatest legacy as a coach may be in the number of successful head coaches that got their start working under him. Each of the following worked for Peterson, many getting their first coaching jobs as a member of his staff. Together, these coaches claimed five Super Bowl wins and four major college football national championships.

• Don James (Kent State, Washington)
• Bobby Bowden (West Virginia, Florida State)
• Vince Gibson (Kansas State, Louisville, Tulane)
• Al Conover (Rice)
• Gene McDowell (Central Florida)
• Joe Avezzano (Oregon State, Dallas Cowboys)
• Y. C. McNease (Idaho)
• John Coatta (Wisconsin, Mankato State)
• Joe Gibbs (Washington Commanders)
• Dan Henning (Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers, Boston College)
• Bill Parcells (New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys)
• Ken Meyer (San Francisco 49ers)
• Earle Bruce (Ohio State, Colorado State)
• Kay Stephenson (Buffalo Bills)
• Bobby Ross (Maryland, Georgia Tech, San Diego Chargers, Detroit Lions, Army)

That's an impressive list of coaches. Can you imagine Parcells listening to Peterson belting out [FONT=Arial, Geneva]"You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle." in a practice?


[/FONT]