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Describing an opposing team: Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.
Describing an opposing team: Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.
Being in politics is like coaching football. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough read more
Being in politics is like coaching football. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important.
Commenting on LaVell Edwards' contribution to college football: He may not be at the head of the class, but whatever read more
Commenting on LaVell Edwards' contribution to college football: He may not be at the head of the class, but whatever class he is in it doesn't take long to call the roll.
Edwards commented as he signed an extension to his contract. We have good young players in the program and strong read more
Edwards commented as he signed an extension to his contract. We have good young players in the program and strong schedules in the coming years. The future looks bright for BYU football. I also want to get a number of projects off the ground before I retire.
I feel an autumnal Saturday, no matter how beautiful, is wasted if it doesn't find me sitting in on a read more
I feel an autumnal Saturday, no matter how beautiful, is wasted if it doesn't find me sitting in on a football game.
Football is a game of cliches, and I believe in every one of them.
Football is a game of cliches, and I believe in every one of them.
Football is a mistake. It combines the two worst elements of American life. Violence and committee meetings.
Football is a mistake. It combines the two worst elements of American life. Violence and committee meetings.
Current condition of the BYU football program? I think it's in good shape. We've got some good young players. We've read more
Current condition of the BYU football program? I think it's in good shape. We've got some good young players. We've had two or three pretty good recruiting years. We lost some players, obviously, that hurt us, but you always have turnover in college through attrition (graduation, transfers). That's the nature of the game.
When we have adversity we oftentimes tend to look around and think that we're the Lone Ranger. We tend to read more
When we have adversity we oftentimes tend to look around and think that we're the Lone Ranger. We tend to believe that we're the only one who has problems. And we always look around and see others who are more talented, taller, smarter, handsomer, or faster. I can assure you, everyone has problems—even football coaches. The ability we have to handle this adversity will determine the degree of success that we will have in life.