How is your health? I feel pretty good, and I'm very anxious to get the season going. I think we read more

How is your health? I feel pretty good, and I'm very anxious to get the season going. I think we have a chance to have a good football team. I don't have any health problems. I don't know how any of the stuff gets started.... My health is very good.

Men kick friendship around like a football, but it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat it like glass and it read more

Men kick friendship around like a football, but it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat it like glass and it goes to pieces.

Describing an opposing team: Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.

Describing an opposing team: Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.

Being in politics is like coaching football. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough read more

Being in politics is like coaching football. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important.

If we could get the public as involved and as informed about politics as they are about Monday Night Football, read more

If we could get the public as involved and as informed about politics as they are about Monday Night Football, we would not have as many problems. People have to get off their duffs and participate.

Reminiscing: No one knows ... until you live it, to be there, to tee it up each week, to get read more

Reminiscing: No one knows ... until you live it, to be there, to tee it up each week, to get yourself ready, the players and whatever else.... I think it's a very, very difficult, tough and demanding job. And to be able to, particularly, stay at the level of expertise that we have over the years. Along with the fact that we have made football a presence at BYU. I think those are the things that are about as satisfying as anything that has happened. Then, of course, the players.... I think the thing that will be the most difficult is leaving the relationships and the involvement.

Current condition of the BYU football program? I think it's in good shape. We've got some good young players. We've read more

Current condition of the BYU football program? I think it's in good shape. We've got some good young players. We've had two or three pretty good recruiting years. We lost some players, obviously, that hurt us, but you always have turnover in college through attrition (graduation, transfers). That's the nature of the game.

I feel an autumnal Saturday, no matter how beautiful, is wasted if it doesn't find me sitting in on a read more

I feel an autumnal Saturday, no matter how beautiful, is wasted if it doesn't find me sitting in on a football game.

When we have adversity we oftentimes tend to look around and think that we're the Lone Ranger. We tend to read more

When we have adversity we oftentimes tend to look around and think that we're the Lone Ranger. We tend to believe that we're the only one who has problems. And we always look around and see others who are more talented, taller, smarter, handsomer, or faster. I can assure you, everyone has problems—even football coaches. The ability we have to handle this adversity will determine the degree of success that we will have in life.