Chuck Long Quotes (39 Quotes)

Every little penny is just one more thing. I gotta get every drop of gas I can squeeze out of this five dollars. Pretty soon it'll probably cost me six, seven dollars.

I thought overall the execution was good on both sides of the football. I was looking for a few things. I was looking for an improvement on penalties over last week, which we did, and better alignment on assignment, which we did. We still need to take care of the ball better, but defensively we created some turnovers, which was plus for them.

Being in the same conference, you know their work up front and what they've done in the past weighs heavily with me. I've known them and I'm comfortable with them. To me, there's a comfort level and a fit, along with the experience. It just so happens that they are from Kansas State, but they're all good fits.

We were very excited for Tommy to compete for the starting quarterback position and he was most definitely in the thick of that competition. Then he fell behind and it became a tougher situation for him. Tommy has a lot of ability. We are sorry that he won't be here with us, but we support what he's doing and wish him a lot of success.

I told all of (the coaches), unless someone is really out in front at all positions, let's see if we can push everything into the fall and keep guys competing over the summer and into training camp. But if there's anyone they feel strongly about, we'll talk about it and go from there.

Sometimes that's hard for offensive people to suck up their pride. But we needed to do that.

Back then, there wasn't as much media coverage. I can't imagine what it'd be like today.

I have parents in Chicago. What's the best way for them to get these games Is there a way for them to get these games

He (Bomar) is like a wild colt, ... He's good, but you have to hone his skills and that's what I'm trying to do. And it takes time.

Everyone associated with Quicksilver is excited to bring competitive, professional golf back to our championship course.

We'll have a big meeting on Monday following Saturday's spring game and assess where we're at in terms of keeping certain positions open to competition. But I'd like to see things stay competitive all the way into training camp.

We want to tailor our offense to our personnel. We have good running backs, and we want to feature those guys, as you saw today. I thought those guys stood out. The running backs did a nice job.

We haven't exactly played great against these guys the last couple years. They have done a good job defensively against us, and now they have more of a veteran group.

He had a nice day. These are the games you look at for separation, and he did stand out today.

I haven't thought about any of that. It's so sudden, ... I would listen to different things and different opportunities, of course. That's an excellent opportunity for somebody, but right now I haven't thought about that.

We felt good about him being in there. He's in command. He's good on the sideline. We wanted to keep that rhythm going if we could.

Paul's worked extremely hard and has shown excellent play in practice and in scrimmages. Paul will probably get that opportunity at another time.

I thought Rhett played his butt off. He really played well.

Our plan was to develop some physical toughness. The last three years, we've really had that, and we decided that we needed to start that today.

Coach Elliott and I will figure that out. We'll determine that at a later time.

It does give me some closure to be out here, but I'm ready to move on.

You can slice it every way you want, but we're young and starting over. I thought these guys had a little growth.

We all worked hard in camp, but when you get in games, it's a little different. We're not going to beat our guys up. We were all part of this deal. We'll watch tape tomorrow (Sunday) and see what happens. The big thing we told the guys was they had to stay together ... we're just going to roll our sleeves up and work. We have some growing pains right now.

Young men today are growing up with Oklahoma, much the same way young men grew up with Florida State in the '90s. Eleven-, 12-year-old kids, by the time they get to high school, Oklahoma is already on their minds.

Rhett has a tendency, like all young quarterbacks, to go in there and try to do everything at once, ... He'll want to get it all done in one quarter, and we're going to give him more time than that.

It's something that I've always believed in. It was the basis of our philosophy at Oklahoma, making it competitive every year. I think it just makes your team so much stronger and gives you a better chance to win. It gives everybody an opportunity and keeps people involved, keeps them hungry, and that's what you want.

We were not a throwing team in high school, ... If you were recruiting now with 85 scholarships, you're not recruiting me. We threw the ball five times a game in high school and didn't get many phone calls.

He showed some excellent leadership qualities that will go a long way in our season. He grew up a lot today.

I interviewed a number of wide receiver candidates, and (McDaniel) was far and away the best fit. We're excited to have him back.

Brent's very organized. He's an excellent motivator, an excellent coach. He's had great success with his linebackers and defensive schemes, and he's been a good recruiter, ... Those are things that will shine for a future athletic director.

I would look at this week for us as like a training camp. We're back in camp.

That doesn't happen a lot. It still doesn't happen a lot in the middle of the season.

I think Adrian is getting some rest now. He hasn't played much in the last two games. Hopefully, that will help him bounce back and respond.

I would look at anything that came along, but at the same time I'm very happy here. I'm excited about our program - where it is, what we've done so far this year from where we started and where it can go in the future, I think,

That position is a ways away from defining itself and will probably be one of the most competitive in (fall) camp.

It's great for San Diego State and it's great for the new regime. It's a great way to kick off Labor Day weekend. Any time you can get on national television and have a chance to sell your program, it's a plus.

He knows the (Mountain West Conference), and that helped him. He also knows Southern California in terms of recruiting. We think it's a great fit for us.

At the time, the coaching staff had to be saying to each other, 'this is our game to win.'

With everything being done on a first-and-10 basis, we just really wanted to see what guys could do operating in space. I thought there were good efforts on both sides of the football. Our offense started fast, but our defense came out after halftime and played very well.