Jerry Glanville Quotes (37 Quotes)

But Patton did not compete in contact drills this week. He shows no sign of life at this time, ... I've seen no signs that the body is alive. I see no signs of (Patton) being able to go.

One thing you learn in football, you waste your time worrying about injuries because they're going to come.

What's happened is all recruiting has changed. By the time you were ready to offer scholarships, the University of Texas was already done (recruiting). Georgia was done. Florida was done. All of the big schools were done. We had to change our program and our philosophy.

We're all so much better than a year ago. We're coming down running. We wanted to get there a year ago, but I think we can now. I can tell already everybody is light years from where we were.

We deserve no credit as coaches. We didn't have anything to do with it. I promise you it was all the players. We were just watching.

When you haven't played, you can't afford to miss any time. He needs to be out there.

Hawaii nose tackle Reagan Mauia was flagged for two major penalties on successive plays in the fourth quarter at Michigan State, one for a late hit on Stanton. Defensive coordinator Jerry Glanville was not pleased. I said the next time he gets that penalty he should go immediately to the admissions office and get his transcripts so he can transfer, ... We won't have that.

He's the most pleasant surprise of camp.

I told them, 'Why not do 20 of these in a row today' ... It was the players deciding to do it without mental errors. I prayed to Jesus Christ to try to let them play mentally like they practiced. If I had any help at all, it was asking God not to win (or) not to play good, but let the players play like I knew they could play mentally.

Mouse tried to pick up my bag, but he had a hard time, it was so heavy. He said, 'I know what's in there. Film.' I probably do a minimum of 4 hours of film every day. I look at prospects for 2007 every day.

You've got to stop their weapons and they have weapons everywhere. You have to have all weapons accounted for. I think we're ready to go.

We've got to get the third light (on the scoreboard) in case they hit a hundred.

I wanted to coach this generation America's 19-year-olds, ... These are the same kids I was with in Baghdad totally dedicated, totally committed to helping our country. No griping, no complaining. They said, 'Come back home and coach us.'

That (jersey number) 45 (Moe) is unbelievable. I can take 10 scholarships and not come back with a 45. I could come back with 10 guys and nobody would play like 45. That's unbelievable. That speaks volumes for people on the island.

June was a quarterback, but he went to all of my meetings. He liked what we did, and he studied it.

You make your biggest improvement your second year and I think we're going to make a leap.

We let them know we're working on Alabama's stuff, and they know they have to do things exactly right. We can't compete against Alabama if we make mental errors. They have too good athletes.

They're shifting to get an advantage on you. Their shift is not gingerbread for the crowd. They're not shifting so the crowd thinks they're cerebral. They shift a guy to one side, and if you don't have him covered, they'll get him the ball.

He got the injury, and he couldn't do anything. And then when he came back, he couldn't hit good. If you're not going to hit, you're not going to play. The last couple of games his knee was better and he was hitting better.

When you're 17 years old, you're just thinking about girls.

Glanville said he faced similar long odds 15 years ago, when he was the Atlanta Falcons' head coach. We were a 17-point underdog (against Houston), ... For pro football, that's huge.

He has enough ability to be an excellent player. Unfortunately, he's been hurt the last couple of years.

Once a coach, always a coach. I don't think it ever leaves you. When I was a television analyst, I would study both teams and prepare a game plan, just as I did when I was coaching.

Pro wise, ... you thrive on it. I told the team, 'I hope they all stand and boo. If they boo us, that means you've accomplished something.' In the pros, our teams fed off the animosity of the crowd to make you play better. That was the fun of playing on the road. We actually played better.

Being an underdog by one point or 50, it doesn't matter. I'm glad we are an underdog. Underdogs have more that they can achieve. They have more enjoyment if they're able to climb to the mountain top.

You have to be ready for anything. Working hard is the one thing you can control.

We've changed with the times, ... but the heart of what we do is still the same.

Our defense is only as good as the nose plays. If the nose doesn't play any good, the defense isn't any good.

When coach Bryant called me, I really could only catch every third word. He was hard to understand, especially on the telephone, because of his accent.

an upbeat tempo. They keep coming and coming and coming. You'd better be ready to play in a hurry. We're going to have to make defensive calls twice as fast as we've made 'em. We're going to have to get in and out of the huddle twice as fast. They create a lot of problems.

Will we get them The percentages won't be high. But you have to let them know you want them. We're showing them we have a strong interest.

With his ability we're going to look at him at both spots. We haven't done anything yet, but just watching him last year I think he can help us at both places.

You miss a week, you go to the back of the bus. He didn't look like how he did when he left. Everybody is ahead of him. I'm ahead of him. You can't miss a week and not be able to run and then try to be where you were. It's not going to happen. The best thing is he's very conscientious. I didn't say unconscious. But he's about one-third as good as he normally is.

Even if I get home at 2 or 3 in the morning, things are still jumping. I usually just get something to eat and watch the waves come in.

I don't know the guy and I don't think I've ever had a conversation with him. But I know he's a great coach. The film is his resume. He has a great resume.

I couldn't believe it when I learned some of the guys were walk-ons,

For some reason, they didn't ask me back. I guess my invitation is lost in the mail.