Famous Quotes & Sayings

Pete Carroll

Matt Leinart's decision to return for his senior year really sent a message about him as a person and about how much fun it is to play college football.

I wonder if my mom just got tired of voting for North College Hill.

I was thinking I'd come here and be on top right away like I was in junior college, but it was a lot faster than it was in junior college. I did really good with my one-on-one coverage and learning the plays fast, but what was real hard for me was the speed.

I was tired of (cooking) and wanted to do the college thing.

I was in college, people had computer problems, and I would just fix them. It was an odd little hobby.

Jalen Rose

It felt good to be out there, hear your name called, what college you went to.

It feels pretty good to be able to know that I have made the transition into college and that I can contribute to the team.

I think probably more so than any college coach, his style would transfer over to the NFL very well because he even ran his college programs like NFL teams. That's the way he approached it. I see a lot of similarities from when I was in college.

I think college students need to be aware, ... We're interacting with this community.

Brandon Jacobs

I think Cisco will be perfect for me to go and get my feet on the ground in college. I look at it as a good opportunity for me. I want to go out there and work hard and see what happens.

I think everybody was disappointed Friday. I don't ever want this program to be satisfied playing in the NIT. That is not our goal. But the NIT is a great tournament, the longest running tournament in college basketball. We're excited to be playing in it. There is always a positive in everything and the positive in this is that we get to play at home again.

Jason Vargas

I think of Jered as another regular guy. He was highly sought-after coming out of college. On the field, he's a great guy. Off the field, he's a great guy. We just push for each other. We kind of think of each other as friends. If we ever had to go head-to-head, then, yeah, we'd compete.

We couldn't pass up an opportunity to play a program like LSU. They have so much history and tradition and respect in the SEC, and as a program won a national title a couple years ago and finished fifth last season. They have been one of the premiere programs in all of college football of this decade. We are looking forward to the trip to Death Valley, where it is difficult to win. We are looking forward to that challenge.

We have a lot of motivation. We're currently No. 1 in the country and for some guys, it's the last swim of their (regular season) college careers.

Thomas Hill

You are going to make more, so it stands the reason you should pay more, ... Like most things, you pay for what you get and if you look at a student in the College of Engineering, they are looking at a higher starting salary than most.

Robert Kiyosaki

In the world of entrepreneurs, you don't need a college education. You need a proper education.

We have one of the premier vaulting sites in the area. This is a college pit. It's a really good place to vault. It's very safe.

You kind of know your last game in college. In the NFL, you're trying to keep fighting to get to that last game. Sometimes you don't make it to the last game. You're not guaranteed to have that last game with everybody watching. You've just got to play every game as if it's your last.

Jim Tressel

You know, I grew up in the early '70s in college and I had plenty of teammates who had a little hair. I don't have a problem with that, as long as they look -- I don't know what the right word is -- as long as they look sharp.

We feel great about it. They don't get hurt as much, and anything they can do to play college ball.

We put a personal touch on it, to make their parents feel comfortable with the handoff, and know they'll be supported in everything they do. It's a great college environment. The football's all it's cranked up to be, and the education and the degree are very valuable because of the success they'll have on the field and in the classroom.

Greg Davis

You always want to hold things back. But the way college football is going, you'd better not hold too much back because every game is too important.

We encourage parents and students to find out what specifications the college requires (for a computer), so that we can make sure they walk out of the store with exactly what they need for four years of college.

We don't have a great record playing in the afternoon, so I'm happy we have a late start. The kids like it, too. They would rather play late at night. College kids like to sleep in.

Kirk Ferentz

It'd probably be hard to find a college game with better linebackers on the field at one time. It ought to be exciting. Tough on the offenses - but it should really be exciting for the fans to watch.

I think if she stays with it in college, she is only going to get better. I don't think we have seen her true potential yet. This is a player that has come on as of late.

Jennifer McMahon

I studied poetry in college and for a year in an MFA program. As time went on, my poems got more and more complicated. What I was really trying to do was tell stories.

I studied naturopathic medicine in college and there was nothing in my studies that referred to radon as a therapy. It's been interesting to see ionizing radiation used as a treatment.

Mack Brown

I think he's one of the great players ever to play college football. If he comes back next year, which we think he will, he'll have a great shot to win the Heisman.

Mack Brown

I think he will be, ... one of the great quarterbacks to ever play college football before he leaves Texas.

Sylvester Croom

I think for college football, it is probably as good as you could come up with, ... It still gives the officials another tool to make good decisions with and it doesn't put a lot of pressure on our coaches. And it's probably the most economical way as well.

E. B. White

It dampers it quite a bit, ... You win 12 games and that's extremely hard to do in college football and you end up with nothing to show for it.