Subject: Sports » Football (Page 2)

We get no respect. Everybody we play on the road has made us their homecoming game.

Indiana University football coach & sports commentator

It would have been a good pass if Harry had been playing for us.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

I'm not surprised. The referee is a fine Catholic fellow by the name of Patrick Murphy.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Detroit’s so bad this year they might lose their bye week.

(1953 – ) comedian, political commentator and television & radio personality

Hey, the offensive linemen are the biggest guys on the field, they're bigger than everybody else, and that's what makes them the biggest guys on the field.

(1936 – ) American football coach & television announcer

Being in politics is like being a football coach; you have to be smart enough to understand the game, and be dumb enough to think it’s important.

(1916 – 2005) American politician & poet

I'm all in favor of it.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

You either have to finesse 12 people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty, or 11 who weren't smart enough to play offense.

Clemson quarterback

Ten thousand bucks if ya knock him outta the game. I don't care if ya hit him with a whiskey bottle when he gets off the bus.

American football player

You need two yards, I'll get you three. You need 10 yards, I'll get you three.

American football player

He’s about the size of a lot of guys that size.

football coach

If I didn’t enjoy gloating so much, I wouldn’t do so many interviews.

American football coach

Dance with the one what brung ya.

(1924 – 2012) American football player & coach

It is committee meetings, called huddles, separated by outburst of violence.

(1941 – ) columnist, commentator & editor

I’m not allowed to comment on lousy officiating.

professional football general manager

Emotion disappears about the sixth time that guy hits you in the mouth and you realize those tears in your eyes are not because of dear old alma mater.

American football coach

You do a lot of praying, but most of the time the answer is “no.”

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

He was the only man I ever saw who ran his own interference.

professional football player & coach

The quarterback’s spending so much time behind the center that he may jeopardize his right to lead a Boy Scout troop.

(1953 – ) comedian, political commentator and television & radio personality

If you can’t make the putts and can’t get the man in from second on the bottom of the ninth, you’re not going to win enough football games in this league, and that’s the problem we had today.

football coach

Man's got courage. Man's got guts. And I don't think he'll be with us very long.

professional football & TV commentator