Quotes from Bob Stoops

Depending on where you're at or the ownership you're working for, some of the college jobs may be better than some in the NFL.

Coach Spurrier, without question, has been the biggest influence to me, next to my father.

I think every league is good. Every league is pretty much the same: You got your top teams that are all very good, you got middle of the road teams that are really good and then you got your bottom of leagues that are all kind if fighting to get really good. I think it's pretty much the same across the board; I've said that for a long time.

It definitely gives you a boost away from home and being down and coming back.

There was a period of time where the two most wanted guys in the state of Oklahoma were me and Josh Heupel. Me for suggesting that you could throw the ball at Oklahoma and in the Big 12. And Josh Heupel for having the temerity to play quarterback and not be able to run faster than 5 flat.

I may have to buy an RV and learn how to tailgate and get the charcoal going.

Team chemistry is what really matters, your team chemistry and team toughness.

Surely, AP or the coaches are all aware everybody has agendas. Anybody who's on TV has one. You know, that's viewership and ratings and those kinds of things.

I'm a huge wrestling fan. Wrestlers have so many great qualities that athletes need to have.

I just love to play football and enjoy it.

No, I'm never pleased if we don't win some type of championship, meaning Big 12 or national.

It's impossible to know what everyone does behind closed doors. Even in families, you don't know sometimes what's going on.

I've been with some great head coaches, but also some great assistant coaches, too.

I've just been around a lot of just quality coaches that I've learned from.

Anytime we lose a game, there it goes. The roller coaster's going down.

I love college football. I love the game.

There has to be measures for players to know the consequences for their actions.

Coaches around the country are influencing the next generation of men in a positive way.

Anytime you win 10 games, let's look around the world, the country, and there's not a lot that do it consistently.

Everyone wants you to define your life until the end of your life.

This game we play is the ultimate total team game. Quarterback by himself isn't winning it. You got 11-12 coaches, you've got a lot of people that have a hand in it.

Big 12 Championship is, to me, it's always your primary goal to start with because it's not easy to do.

We could fill up a whole hour's television show talking about coach's recruiting stories, I love them, they're the best.

Any time you experience adversity, whether you lose a game or maybe have an official who makes a poor call that costs you the game, you've gotta handle yourself properly. Just like in life, not everything will go your way.