When you have a lousy football team, you learn to be funny.

I always felt the true test of a man's character is how he treats people he can't use.

You have to build upon good performances to establish a sound football program.

A woman has a different type of sensitivity than a man. Their perspective of right and wrong is different and their perspective of life is different. They're more idealistic. They have greater faith in people than men and they can add that to an all-male organization.

I've given the idea a lot of thought and I believe it is a sound, logical course of action to hire a woman. The woman I hire won't be on the field blowing a whistle. She'll be in charge of academic counseling for the players and will do some recruiting.

I don't think guys in TV should stay when it's time to leave.

I always stand on the visiting team's sidelines because there aren't as many people.

When I rest, I can talk. When I don't rest, I can't talk.

I'm going to pick the team I believe will win, regardless of where we are.

I'm like an old vaudeville act. They'll have to pull me off the stage with a hook.

You can't buy the loyalty that ESPN has showed to me.

I was almost as famous at Indiana for my television shows as I was my coaching. That's kind of embarrassing when you think about it.

Television was almost a natural for me.

I represent college football and have been doing it for 26 years. It's a great thrill.

And I love the Oregon Duck. He's my favorite mascot.

I recruit defensive players first. That's where most games are won. Then you've got to get the offensive linemen.

You don't beat football teams. You outrecruit them.

If you lose you better at least be entertaining while you do it or people will turn you off.

I found out people want excitement. Fans don't want to see a lot of running. Even if a team wins it's boring. The total concept of the game must be entertainment.

But even the people who don't like my opinions must admit that I always have a reason behind what I say.

I look at films every day. I study. I coach.

You got to have a gimmick in this got-to-have-a-gimmick world.

Some athletes aren't small, they're just short.

The one thing that saved me is that in 17 years of coaching I never had an NCAA investigator talk to one of my players. I lost games, but I lost the right way.