Jerry Glanville
Jerry Glanville
Jerry Michael Glanvilleis a former American football player and coach, former NASCAR driver and owner, and sportscaster. He served as Head Football Coach of the Houston Oilers from 1986 to 1990 and the Atlanta Falcons from 1990 to 1994, compiling a career NFL record of 63–73. From 2007 to 2009, he was the Head Football Coach at Portland State University, tallying a mark of 9–24. Glanville has worked as an analyst on HBO's Inside the NFL, CBS's The NFL Today/NFL...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth14 October 1941
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Being an underdog by one point or 50, it doesn't matter. I'm glad we are an underdog. Underdogs have more that they can achieve. They have more enjoyment if they're able to climb to the mountain top.
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The only thing I asked (Jones) is if I had to wear a shirt with a flower on it, ... I didn't look at last year's defense.
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When you haven't played, you can't afford to miss any time. He needs to be out there.
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When coach Bryant called me, I really could only catch every third word. He was hard to understand, especially on the telephone, because of his accent.
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We've changed with the times, ... but the heart of what we do is still the same.
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You have to be ready for anything. Working hard is the one thing you can control.
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We're giving him three days off, and hopefully on game day he wakes up and just feels better. On the film, he was limping real bad and was not able to run like he can.
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With his ability we're going to look at him at both spots. We haven't done anything yet, but just watching him last year I think he can help us at both places.
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What's happened is all recruiting has changed. By the time you were ready to offer scholarships, the University of Texas was already done (recruiting). Georgia was done. Florida was done. All of the big schools were done. We had to change our program and our philosophy.
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I don't know the guy and I don't think I've ever had a conversation with him. But I know he's a great coach. The film is his resume. He has a great resume.
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Mouse tried to pick up my bag, but he had a hard time, it was so heavy. He said, 'I know what's in there. Film.' I probably do a minimum of 4 hours of film every day. I look at prospects for 2007 every day.
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One thing you learn in football, you waste your time worrying about injuries because they're going to come.
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No griping. No complaining. No one asking, 'Why me?'
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When you're 17 years old, you're just thinking about girls.