Mike Leach Quotes (57 Quotes)

It has to be the right kind of kid, somebody who has a level of reliability who could benefit from another semester of seasoning to get ready to play. It gives them a better chance to get settled in college.

I always thought it was incredibly ridiculous to try to shorten the games, ... The people who think the game's are too long can shut their TV's off.

I think they have a really good running back, and they have a few quarterbacks that both offer a variety of things. The quarterbacks have different skills that account for a wide variety of things. But then the running back is a really good player.

We just got done with the bowl game. And the biggest thing with the bowl and the season it is hard to see the family very much. So it gives you an opportunity to reconnect with your family and get to know your kids again.

We were sloppier on both sides of the ball but we played well for a period of time.

He's kind of like Chris Hatcher was at Valdosta, except that he's not a worry-wart like Chris was,

I thought he was steady, ... There's always a level of jitters that goes on with a guy that's starting his first game. He hid it well. I'm sure he had some.

It took a long time to get in sync, and I'm not sure we ever did. There speed on defense was significant. It impacted our margin of error. But I was proud that our guys didn't quit.

I guess it certainly helps. But like I said, I think us and Alabama both are better than some of the teams ahead of us.

Moses was in high school the last time these guys lost a homecoming game.

I thought Alabama out played us in all three phases of the game by a narrow margin. They didn't do anything different from what we had seen. They just out-executed us.

I think he settled down and bounced back really well. I feel like that's one of the qualities that he does a good job at.

They're a good team and they created a lot of our problems. I thought we missed some opportunities where we could have played a little sharper earlier in the game, especially the first half.

There's going to be times a guy's having a tough day or tough series or something like that, but you're not going to have the ability to develop through it unless you stick with it, ... There's times where you've got to make a change, but I don't think changing for the sake of changing is necessarily the (proper approach). You've invested a certain amount of time in developing a guy, in giving him reps, so I think generally the thing to do if he's having a bad day is to settle him down, not switch him out.

I don't care about the negative attention, ... I did feel that some of our players played like the media view of how we're supposed to play when you're ahead. I don't happen to subscribe to that view, and I'll address it with them (today).

Cody Hodges graduates next year, so I would like Mike Shula to come out and be our quarterback for the next year. And we can get started practicing here today if he doesn't have anything going on.

Not that everything new is anything new. Everybody's all surprised every time this stuff happens, ... It surprises me that everybody gets surprised, because it happens every year.

I think they realize I've done a good job for them, and they wanted to reward me and make sure I'm here for a few years. It's not a lottery deal, but I'm happy with it.

I've heard people squawking about that. I have virtually no concern with how long games are. If they were to make them an hour longer, that would suit me just fine.

It used to be our non-conference schedule was the opposite of everybody else's in the Big 12. We used to play bowl teams, ... We just decided to try out what the other guys were doing.

The one thing that I discovered about European sports is that they're really good with their feet. I had my choice of something like six kickers, ... But to make a long story short, they didn't do much with their hands. ... As far as catching and throwing, it's not a big part of their arsenal.

They run it all the time, and we throw it a lot, but in my mind that's sort of where the differences end. It's about distribution of the ball. They make sure everybody touches the ball, and the quarterback makes good decisions about who gets the ball. Philosophically, I think we're incredibly similar.

I would have to say that this is the best Texas team that I have been involved in playing against. Texas is a great team. They would find a way to make the big play or keep doing they things they were doing. I think they are very capable of winning a national championship.

I enjoy coming back to these breakfasts every year, ... They help you focus on community and things you might not always focus on.

He really does have good pocket presence. It's not just quick feet or how fast the guy is. It's sort of instinctual.

That was a significant drive. That was a drive that, where if you dominate that drive you get the upper hand.

I've heard people squawking about it, ... But I have virtually no concern how long games are. If they were an hour longer, that would suit me just fine.

If I throw to a guy and he gets 5 yards, how is that different than if I hand to a guy and he gets 5 Balance is if you get contributions out of all your skill players, it's not how many runs or how many passes.

We have the ability to attack the whole field, to distribute to all of our skill players, ... What we do, and everybody rolls their eyes when I say this, has a lot in common with the wishbone. The thing we have in common is, it's about distribution. The wishbone offense, you'll see all the skill positions touching the ball. ... We can just go further downfield than they can.

It's not just a bowl that your players have heard about for a long, long time, but their parents and their grandparents have. There isn't anyplace in America that's insulated from the Cotton Bowl and its tradition.

That's stupid. All that is, is rationalization for Heisman voters manipulating the conversation to get the answer they had in mind, ... That's like saying old Heisman winners like Marcus Allen, they did it all themselves. ... We have a system. What, they didn't have a system everywhere else They just drew stuff up in the dirt I don't think so. If that is the case, then they need to fire all coaches.

They both surprised me. And I think a lot of it had to do with how relentless they were as far as watching film. You'd wander through the building late at night, and they'd be in there watching film.

It was a tightly contested game by two really good teams. But I guess I felt like they outplayed us on all three sides of the ball by a narrow margin.

I've said this one time before if anybody could do it, we wouldn't go around the country recruiting these guys to play quarterback. We'd just go to 7-Eleven and pull the guys out of there. There's a lot of guys at 7-Eleven who'd like to play quarterback.

He's like B. J. (Symons), where he was calm like him, ... 'Cause B. J., under fire, had the ability to be calm and confident.

Their speed impacted our margin of error. Everything coming faster, their ability to react, even when we got them in a bind they were able to react quickly.

I'm not sure that the first drive of the second half isn't the most significant drive in the game in a lot of cases. That was a drive that where, if you dominate that drive, you get the upper hand. They dominated that drive, and they got the upper hand.

That was a drive where if you dominate you get the upper hand. They dominated the drive and they got the upper hand.

I thought on both sides of the ball we were sloppy to start this game. My guess would be we were trying to make too much happen on any given play, rather than try to make routine plays.

Some of the most interesting things about him are his ability to handle a staff and a team. He had a great presence and a John Wayne-type of quality. There is a lot to be learned from him.

Vincent made some bad decisions on his part and was also a victim of some bad circumstances created by other people.

It didn't look very good when it left his foot. I had high hopes for it not being good at that point. Did he make it

We had a balance emphasis from last year's class. It caused us to look at more defensive players than offensive players. I think this is the best recruiting class that we've had since I've been here.

I don't know that the past years have much to do with it. The teams are all kind of separate.

We're older on defense than we've been the last couple years. We had been playing a lot of freshmen and sophomores. Now we're predominantly juniors.

Sometimes I think I curse some of those guys. It will be the guy that adjusts the quickest.

I thought he was pretty good. We contained him for a period of time but he is very explosive and can go off at any given moment. He is a great player and he commands as much attention as any player in the conference.

I think that was significant. They dominated that drive and got the upper hand.

Dave lived a great life that anyone could be proud of. He will be missed, but we are honored to have had the opportunity to know him.

He's really solid. He rushed the ball well, and I thought he was the guy that got us started. He can do so much that he can factor into so many different things.