Quotes from Lee Corso

I always stand on the visiting team's sidelines because there aren't as many people.

With a woman around, there's a tendency to eliminate vulgarity and profanity and create a more businesslike attitude.

I don't have anything against long hair. I've known some crew-cut bums.

People are doing too much e-mail. The basic thing is eyeball-to-eyeball. Business relationships are made to be personal. The more people get away from it, the more they are going to lose that personal relationship. That's what I learned - to develop personal relationships with people.

I'll tell you, people remember every single pick I make against their team, they really do. There's just so much passion in college football, I wouldn't have it any other way.

I love Pistol Pete and the pistols. Man, I just love to do that. I put on that Pistol Pete head and shoot those guns, that's fun.

The more games you win the warmer it gets in December.

I had gotten a master's degree in administration supervision with it in mind that I would some day be a professor, then get a doctorate degree and move up and eventually be president of a university.

The true test of a person's character is how they treat the people in life that they don't need.

There's a certain amount of pleasure in being able to create something and watch it grow.

Darryl Hill was a fantastic player.

There is a rule that says there is no age limit in college football. You could be 45 years old, and if you've never been in college and are good enough to play, you can play.

I'm not a conformist.

The fans keep me energized, and being surrounded by such a talented and dynamic 'GameDay' crew is the best medicine for this old coach.

Humor is not a sign of weakness. In fact, humor can be your greatest asset in the face of tragedy.

The Heisman is often a career award. Chris Weinke, Michael Vick, Eric Crouch and Drew Brees have all had a more than one great year.

I'll never forget beating Steve Spurrier and Tampa Bay.

This job is like stealing. I travel first class in a nice plane. I have a driver waiting for me. I go in a room and have room service. I have a meeting. Then I go to the best game of the weekend and talk football - and they pay me.

I've given the idea a lot of thought and I believe it is a sound, logical course of action to hire a woman. The woman I hire won't be on the field blowing a whistle. She'll be in charge of academic counseling for the players and will do some recruiting.

Coaching's not a job, it's a privilege.

I wanted to end my career as a pro coach and if possible, in Florida.

Many came to the USFL after being cut by NFL teams or failing to even make a roster, some were Canadian league players who wanted to make a step up, and every one of them wanted to prove he was good enough to make the NFL.

You can't criticize a coach until he fails to win with players he recruited.

You don't beat football teams. You outrecruit them.