Butch Davis Quotes (22 Quotes)

I truly believe that was one of the great things that helped the University of Miami program achieve a lot of the things that they did - the enormous national exposure.

He has his mind made up and he's making a great decision before he even makes his drop. He thinks very, very brightly.

I think because they're good players, ... I think everybody in here has seen Quincy Morgan in two and a half years light it up at times. He's had multiple (three) 100-yard games. Andre' Davis, I don't know what his reception-to-touchdown ratio is (one TD every seven catches), but it has to be good. ... When it's all said and done, you need guys doing precisely what they're supposed to do, and those guys did it letter-perfect today.

I know people were sad, angry and they were upset. But this was a great opportunity. An opportunity of a lifetime.

Miami wasn't in a conference at that time. Miami was an independent,

We tried to change the idea that this team was a loser. So many people had labeled them as losers, and said these players couldn't play for anybody else in the league. That the only reason they were even in the NFL was that they were playing for Cleveland, an expansion franchise. Obviously you try to build their self-esteem, their self-respect, and give them a reason to hope.

It's a great place. I've got family and friends - but it's a difficult thing. It's unfortunate that Houston's going through a tough time and I wish him the best and want him to win this weekend.

You had to change just the perception from within of who this football team was,

We're going to survey the hotels and motels in town. There's a real nice shelter at Family Faith Church, ... and we're going to solicit the hotels and see what comes out of it. The hotel population right now is still between 500 and 600.

That's a great example of what we preached to our defense,

We'll have an update probably some time, 12 o'clock on Sunday. Stay tuned.

New Browns receiver Antonio Bryant practiced Wednesday and crammed with receivers coach Fred Graves to get ready for Sunday's game against the Eagles. He'll most likely see action as the third receiver. It's a fresh start for him, ... He might come in and be absolutely perfect.

I think in time, I hope those people in retrospect will look back and see how much adversity we overcame, ... With the exception of SMU which had its football program suspended for NCAA violations, I don't know many programs that overcame more than we did.

We understand that Butch Davis inherited an awful football team with virtually no talent. However, why do you keep defending the man (and his talent evaluation skills) when he clearly had awful drafts for the Browns

Now they can take a deep breath and just play.

Good riddance, man,'' said a Browns player.

When friends would call and say something about this job or that job, I told them, 'The answer is the same as it was three weeks ago, two weeks ago I am not coaching elsewhere next season.'

Obviously the city is excited, ... They had their hearts ripped out when the franchise moved, and in the years they went without a team. They're hungry, like the team is, to have respect back and to have a team that's competitive.

I saw where he threw for over 12,000 yards in his career. I thought he got all 12,000 that night.

I don't have enough credentials to be the full-time guy, but I am the assistant offensive line coach for my son's seventh-grade football team,

The trade isn't going to be the problem. Negotiating the contract will be.

In college, there are two or three Saturdays that you can just show up, whether it's Florida playing Vanderbilt or Miami playing Rutgers, and you're going to win. Sundays in this league are like playing Florida and Florida State every week. A two-and-seven team can be as good as anybody you'll play.