Mack Brown Quotes (247 Quotes)

I'm really proud of what he has become, because he's overcome so much. It's impossible for me to think about being in his shoes and overcoming what he's overcome to be where he is today. He's a tougher young man than I would have been in the same situation.

Everywhere I went, he knew the coaches, their wives and their children's names. He sent anniversary and birthday cards on Cowboys stationery. He turned most into Cowboys fans.

I used to think it was only me. Then I talked to Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden at one point and they said, 'Oh we've been beaten up our whole lives. Understand it's not you, big boy. You're nothing special. It's part of this deal and part of this job.

It's been a fun year so far. We just want to keep it going. One thing I've learned at Texas, we've been playing football for 112 years and there were expectations 112 years ago. It hasn't changed.

They beat Nebraska in Lincoln, and we all know that's tough to do, ... They totally dominated Kansas State. ... Too much has been talked about the first three games instead of the last three.

I'm proud of Vince for getting the team up and ready and for being focused himself and for staying focused. After I got on the guys on Tuesday for an average practice, he told me not to worry. He was right.

We have an opportunity to beat the team that's been the best in college football. That's a goal that we set a year ago. We felt like we'd be back in this game, and we felt like we'd be playing SC in this game, and all of that has happened now.

This is a real tribute to our football team and the fans of the University of Texas. It will be an honor for the Longhorn logo to ride with Michael in our home state.

I used to really worry about it. I used to fight it, and it used to make me mad and now I understand sometimes when you win one, you get too much credit and therefore when you lose one, you get too much criticism. I understand we're probably OK until next Saturday ... and then it probably will be I just can't win any one of them again, but that's all right.

When you become No. 1 and everybody talks about how much you're going to kill the other team and they've done nothing but lose and you're on the road, it's at night and it's cold, it's a trap game.

This team continues to impress us as a staff. Our guys were excited about this game. But we are still a work in progress and we have the ability to play much better than we have yet. If you don't play your best game and you are still able to score 52 points, you know you have a special team out there. This is such a great win for the Longhorns.

Our friendship has come out of respect, ... Gary's honest, and his program goes by the rules. I know those kids are disciplined, and we've got a lot of people on my staff who have been around the Colorado program that assured me of those things early. I've been able to see those things first-hand by being around Gary more.

Other signs indicate Young's heightened focus. Once this summer, Brown called his quarterback on a Saturday night, a move Brown admits is not advised during the offseason because players likely are out having fun. That's really dumb, ... of a coach to be that naive.

The highlight of our history was running the ball.

I don't know if there's a better defensive back in the country.

We were into the wind, we were backed up, we were third-and-10 and what a great play, what a great run. Talk about Heisman Trophy winners. That's a highlight reel for a Heisman Trophy right there.

Our fans have been able to enjoy a national title game again. ... Now, they'll want to enjoy one every year, and that's OK. We expect to be at the Fiesta Bowl playing for the national title next year.

He's one of the greatest players ever to play college football. He's the most competitive person I've ever been around. He didn't speak to me when we went for the field goal on fourth and 4. I knew he wouldn't. I had to go over and suck up to him.

I've told them if you get in trouble, you probably won't play. What an awful thing for you to make a 15-second mistake that cost yourself a chance to play or win a national championship.

You have to give Steve McNair so much credit for being a father figure. Right now, it's popular to be Vince's godfather, but when Vince was 10 years old, nobody knew he'd be like that.

We're excited about Vince's personality in big games and the way he handled himself at the end of last year, specifically the Rose Bowl. I think that flipped another switch for him and put him in another gear. He's pumped about this game.

The message is we are one of the top two teams in the country. We won by 62, and that's without running it up. We have to enjoy this ride, enjoy this moment.

I am really excited about the fact that Ohio State is honoring Woody Hayes while Coach Royal will be there. I think that is really cool. I am hoping that Earl Campbell goes up and sits with Archie Griffin. That is good stuff for college football fans.

The only time coaches should be disappointed is if you have one leave that you didn't think should. But in Vince's situation, I couldn't say it was better for him to stay than go. ... I'm really excited for him. Whatever kid comes in and is close to gradu

The turnovers killed us. You can't make mistakes like that and expect to win.

We wanted to make sure he wasn't color blind.

We're hoping that maybe because we have inexperience at quarterback it will make everybody else step it up more.

We feel like we still have David Pino and Greg Johnson, who are quality kickers and punters and can step up and help McGee, ... Richmond is a fifth-year senior, he is older, and he has not had any trouble in two-a-days.

Oklahoma has been really good. They've done a tremendous job. They've beaten everybody else, not just us. They've probably cost us a chance at two or three national championship runs.

At times, we didn't play very good. But we played hard and we believed and we played with confidence. Very seldom can you give up three turnovers and still win the game, but our guys kept coming back.

The (BCS has) got to hope there's not more than two undefeated teams at the end or they've (messed) up again, very honestly. That's what they've got to hope.

What a fun week for us, for Ohio State and for college football. It is unusual any more to have matchups like this out of conference. I am proud that we are going to a place that cares about football like we do and that has the storied history that we do.

When Vince runs now, he's running to make a play. We don't need Vince to run to win the game.

We can't have videos of practice and have people going home and putting it on the Internet.

This guy won 30 straight games in the 1960s and I wanted to get you two together.

Usually the coach of the year is the guy that overcame something. We didn't overcome anything. We just won a big game at the end and we hadn't been doing that. For Joe to do what he's done over the last few years and turn his program completely around is really, really special. I don't think there's any question he's deserving of this award.

These two teams have been talked about for a month. It's a fun and exciting thing but now it's time to let the games begin.

That has to be as good a college football game as there could be. Texas and Michigan should come down to the last two seconds.

He didn't miss one protection tonight, and I don't think he missed one against Ohio State.

He hasn't talked about I need to stay in the game and get more stats, I need to throw it more for me,' ... He hasn't talked about I may leave at the end,' which is always exciting to keep fans dangling out there. When they've asked him about the Heisman, to his credit he's said it's a team award.

The Lone Star State's best college football team is alone at the top of the Bowl Championship Series standings, but even the Texas Longhorns know Monday's rise might be fleeting. It's a compliment, ... We understand the rankings can change weekly. What we have to do is concentrate on winning.

They may be the best linebackers in the country right now. You look at what they've been able to accomplish. They're tough, they can run, they're seniors and they're all pro prospects.

I don't think we've ever had it this good. There hasn't been one negative word from any of them about why they're not getting more time. I do think that the depth and chemistry and attitude that has made them play so well.

I want to see us finish. I think we're one of the best teams in the nation.

They know it. They can count. These juniors and seniors have lost one game in two years. It's something to be proud of.

We've given them (police) our full support from the athletic department, to the university, to the football team. At this point, no one's been charged and we're moving forward.

Everybody's got scholarships and everybody's got good players. If it's a night where it's not working well, you better hang on and you better make some plays,

If someone thinks we're going to dominate the game, well, no one has for a long time against them. What we've got to do is try to knock a ball loose, or tip a ball, or just make some plays.

Since the first of the year people were talking about this possibility, but they would tell you that the odds of it happening weren't very good.

This is the best team we have had in a number of years and we are excited about moving from where we are forward.