Bobby Bowden Quotes on People (7 Quotes)

I just saw that this morning and I don't like it. Gee whiz, I don't know what it's saying. You gotta trust your athletic department. You gotta hire good people, then you gotta trust 'em. If they don't do the job you get somebody else. I don't know what in the world that means.

I thought Drew got better. A lot of people said, 'Well, Florida State can't beat them with their quarterback so they'll have to do it running.' I think he grew. ... You can't neglect him as a passer.

All I know is they have done what they've had to do to win. The first week was very grueling because you played two games in one week, and we came out there. Then this ballgame here, you go away from home with a rookie quarterback, and you wonder how is he going to respond to the crowd, and how is the team going to respond to the crowd. You win that ballgame and, of course, that is the main stat you want, that win. So you just say, up to this point, so far, so good. We know we've got to get better because the people we are playing are going to get better.

It makes this game seem mighty insignificant when you think about what's going on down there. A lot of people think football is life and death. Nope -- that's life and death.

The bad news is you've got to be in midseason form to compete against the people you're playing.

The last time FSU traveled to Boston College, Bobby Bowden was in his first season as coach. Neither team was a member of a conference. Now, they're together in the ACC's Atlantic Division. Saturday's winner takes a big step toward playing in the first ACC title game. We'll practice just as hard, no matter what, but you'll sure talk to your kids about it, ... Your coaches are going to be aware of it. When you're playing somebody in your division, those are the people you need to get a loss on their record somehow.

I bet a lot of the people down here thought the same thing. But I can't do that. I'm sure he couldn't do that, either.