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email from friend | 11/20/2021 | multiple

Posted on 11/20/2021 5:01:10 AM PST by sodpoodle

Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble the football".... – John Heisman, first football coach at Rice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game." – Bear Bryant / Alabama ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " It isn't necessary to see a good tackle, you can hear it!” - Knute Rockne / Notre Dame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "At Georgia Southern, we don't cheat. That costs money, and we don't have any." – Erik Russell / Georgia Southern ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it." - Lou Holtz / Arkansas - Notre Dame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "When you win, nothing hurts." - Joe Namath / Alabama ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall." - Frank Leahy / Notre Dame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you." - Woody Hayes / Ohio State ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I don't expect to win enough games to be put on NCAA probation I just want to win enough to warrant an investigation." - Bob Devaney / Nebraska ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "In Alabama, an atheist is someone who doesn't believe in Bear Bryant." - Wally Butts / Georgiad ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I never graduated from Iowa. But I was only there for two terms - Truman's and Eisenhower's." – Alex Karras / Iowa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "My advice to defensive players is to take the shortest route to the ball, and arrive in a bad humor.” - Bowden Wyatt / Tennessee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I could have been a Rhodes Scholar except for my grades." - Duffy Daugherty / Michigan State ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " Always remember Goliath was a 40-point favorite over David." - Shug Jordan / Auburn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I asked Darrell Royal, the coach of the Texas Longhorns, why he didn't recruit me " He said, "Well, Walt, we took a look at you, and you weren't any good." - Walt Garrison / Oklahoma State/Dallas Cowboys ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Son, you've got a good engine, but your hands aren't on the steering wheel." - Bobby Bowden / Florida State ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Football is NOT a contact sport, it is a collision sport. Dancing IS a contact sport." - Duffy Daugherty / Michigan State ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After USC lost 51-0 to Notre Dame, his post-game message to his team was; "All those who need showers, take them." - John McKay / USC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " If lessons are learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education.” - Murray Warmath / Minnesota ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The only qualifications for a lineman are to be big and dumb. To be a back, you only have to be dumb." - Knute Rockne / Notre Dame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We live one day at a time and scratch where it itches." - Darrell Royal / Texas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We didn't tackle well today, but we made up for it by not blocking." - John McKay / USC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I've found that prayers work best when you have big players." - Knute Rockne / Notre Dame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ohio State's Urban Meyer on one of his players: "He doesn't know the meaning of the word fear. In fact, I just saw his grades and he doesn't know the meaning of a lot of words.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why do Auburn fans wear orange? So they can dress that way for the game on Saturday, go hunting on Sunday, and pick up trash on Monday. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What does the average Alabama player get on his SATs? Drool. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How many Michigan State freshmen football players does it take to change a light bulb? None. That's a sophomore course. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How did the Auburn football player die from drinking milk? The cow fell on him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Two Oregon Ducks football players were walking in the woods. One of them said, "Look, a dead bird." The other looked up in the sky and said, "Where?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What do you say to a Florida State University football player dressed in a three-piece suit? "Will the defendant please rise." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How can you tell if a Clemson football player has a girlfriend? There's tobacco juice on both sides of the pickup truck. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What do you get when you put 32 Arkansas cheerleaders in one room? A full set of teeth. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ University of Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh is only going to dress half of his players for the game this week. The other half will have to dress themselves. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How is the Kansas football team like an opossum? They play dead at home and get killed on the road. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How do you get a former University of Miami football player off your porch? Pay him for the pizza.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Sports
KEYWORDS: coaching
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1 posted on 11/20/2021 5:01:10 AM PST by sodpoodle
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shoot!!!

cutting and pasting screw up.

Sorry


2 posted on 11/20/2021 5:02:37 AM PST by sodpoodle (Life is prickly, carry tweezers.)
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To: sodpoodle

I laughed out loud at this one..

“We didn’t tackle well today, but we made up for it by not blocking.” - John McKay / USC


3 posted on 11/20/2021 5:14:14 AM PST by GeorgiaDawg32
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To: sodpoodle

Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble the football”.... – John Heisman, first football coach at Rice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.” – Bear Bryant / Alabama ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

” It isn’t necessary to see a good tackle, you can hear it!” - Knute Rockne / Notre Dame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“At Georgia Southern, we don’t cheat. That costs money, and we don’t have any.” – Erik Russell / Georgia Southern ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.” - Lou Holtz / Arkansas - Notre Dame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“When you win, nothing hurts.” - Joe Namath / Alabama ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall.” - Frank Leahy / Notre Dame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“There’s nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.” - Woody Hayes / Ohio State ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“I don’t expect to win enough games to be put on NCAA probation I just want to win enough to warrant an investigation.” - Bob Devaney / Nebraska ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“In Alabama, an atheist is someone who doesn’t believe in Bear Bryant.” - Wally Butts / Georgiad ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“I never graduated from Iowa. But I was only there for two terms - Truman’s and Eisenhower’s.” – Alex Karras / Iowa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“My advice to defensive players is to take the shortest route to the ball, and arrive in a bad humor.” - Bowden Wyatt / Tennessee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“I could have been a Rhodes Scholar except for my grades.” - Duffy Daugherty / Michigan State ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

” Always remember Goliath was a 40-point favorite over David.” - Shug Jordan / Auburn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“I asked Darrell Royal, the coach of the Texas Longhorns, why he didn’t recruit me “ He said, “Well, Walt, we took a look at you, and you weren’t any good.” - Walt Garrison / Oklahoma State/Dallas Cowboys ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“Son, you’ve got a good engine, but your hands aren’t on the steering wheel.” - Bobby Bowden / Florida State ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“Football is NOT a contact sport, it is a collision sport. Dancing IS a contact sport.” - Duffy Daugherty / Michigan State ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

After USC lost 51-0 to Notre Dame, his post-game message to his team was; “All those who need showers, take them.” - John McKay / USC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

” If lessons are learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education.” - Murray Warmath / Minnesota ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“The only qualifications for a lineman are to be big and dumb. To be a back, you only have to be dumb.” - Knute Rockne / Notre Dame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“We live one day at a time and scratch where it itches.” - Darrell Royal / Texas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“We didn’t tackle well today, but we made up for it by not blocking.” - John McKay / USC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“I’ve found that prayers work best when you have big players.” - Knute Rockne / Notre Dame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ohio State’s Urban Meyer on one of his players: “He doesn’t know the meaning of the word fear. In fact, I just saw his grades and he doesn’t know the meaning of a lot of words.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Why do Auburn fans wear orange? So they can dress that way for the game on Saturday, go hunting on Sunday, and pick up trash on Monday. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

What does the average Alabama player get on his SATs? Drool. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

How many Michigan State freshmen football players does it take to change a light bulb? None. That’s a sophomore course. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

How did the Auburn football player die from drinking milk? The cow fell on him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Two Oregon Ducks football players were walking in the woods. One of them said, “Look, a dead bird.” The other looked up in the sky and said, “Where?” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

What do you say to a Florida State University football player dressed in a three-piece suit? “Will the defendant please rise.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

How can you tell if a Clemson football player has a girlfriend? There’s tobacco juice on both sides of the pickup truck. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

What do you get when you put 32 Arkansas cheerleaders in one room? A full set of teeth. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

University of Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh is only going to dress half of his players for the game this week. The other half will have to dress themselves. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

How is the Kansas football team like an opossum? They play dead at home and get killed on the road. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

How do you get a former University of Miami football player off your porch? Pay him for the pizza.


4 posted on 11/20/2021 5:14:40 AM PST by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (America -- July 4, 1776 to November 3, 2020 -- R.I.P.)
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To: GeorgiaDawg32

Bucs coach John McKay was asked by a reporter:

“What do you think of your team’s execution, coach?”

To which McKay replied, “I’m in favor of it.”


5 posted on 11/20/2021 5:21:38 AM PST by dakine
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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free

Well, at least you are on the same team even though you picked it up and then fumble it again... :)


6 posted on 11/20/2021 5:23:37 AM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: sodpoodle

What does the “N” stand for on Nebraska’s football helmets?

Knowledge


7 posted on 11/20/2021 5:25:03 AM PST by henkster (He's got a day time job; he's doing all right)
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To: sodpoodle
Great collection, sodpoodle!   Next time, better put a <br> (line break code) after each quote :-)

I remember the famous quote by Howard Cossell:

And heard at the time: "There will be no Crimson Tide where the River Shannon flows."
8 posted on 11/20/2021 5:25:17 AM PST by poconopundit (Hard oak fist in an Irish velvet glove: Kayleigh the Shillelagh we salute your work!)
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To: sodpoodle
Two great quotes by the legendary Bum Phillips:

“The Dallas Cowboys may be America’s team, but the Houston Oilers are Texas’ team.”

On Earl Campbell: “He may not be in a class by himself, but it don’t take long to call the roll.”

9 posted on 11/20/2021 5:32:46 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("All lies and jest, ‘til a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.")
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To: sodpoodle
Andy Griffith : What it was was football
10 posted on 11/20/2021 5:38:52 AM PST by SuperSonic (If I had a dog it would look like the one Obama ate!)
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To: sodpoodle
When certain Florida teams would get together..
The local sportscaster would gleefully refer to the occasion as,
"The Felony Bowl"
11 posted on 11/20/2021 5:55:32 AM PST by BAN-ONE
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To: sodpoodle

Excellent stuff!!


12 posted on 11/20/2021 5:56:47 AM PST by 4everontheRight (You were warned)
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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free

Thank you;)


13 posted on 11/20/2021 6:49:30 AM PST by sodpoodle (Life is prickly, carry tweezers.)
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To: sodpoodle

A Beaver fan accidentally left his tickets on the dashboard of his car when he ran into a Seven Eleven for a sixpack.
He came out and his window was broken and two more tickets were on the dashboard.


14 posted on 11/20/2021 7:01:37 AM PST by bray (Our patience is wearing thin Joe)
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To: sodpoodle

A lot of wisdom here!


15 posted on 11/20/2021 7:59:06 AM PST by ReleaseTheHounds ("The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." M. Thatcher )
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To: sodpoodle

Good stuff!


16 posted on 11/20/2021 8:02:44 AM PST by RckyRaCoCo (Please Pray For My Brother Ken.)
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To: ReleaseTheHounds

A lot of wisdom here!

It would appear that there WAS a lot of wisdom. Unfortinately those days are long gone.


17 posted on 11/20/2021 8:17:19 AM PST by JayAr36 (Just watching the demise of America.)
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To: sodpoodle

That is so funny !! Thanks.

My favorite s Bobby Bowden’s. I never heard that


18 posted on 11/20/2021 8:31:09 AM PST by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!it)
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To: sodpoodle

You are welcome. Have a good Thanksgiving.


19 posted on 11/20/2021 10:49:56 AM PST by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (America -- July 4, 1776 to November 3, 2020 -- R.I.P.)
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To: dakine
“I’m in favor of it.”

             

20 posted on 11/25/2021 6:52:01 AM PST by tomkat
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