There's no substitute for guts.

But it's still a coach's game. Make no mistake. You start at the top. If you don't have a good one at the top, you don't have a cut dog's chance.

I left Texas A&M because my school called me. Mama called, and when Mama calls, then you just have to come running.

Nearly every coach I've talked with tells me that the attention you get from media and other people is the thing you miss most. I don't know if that's right.

If you want to walk the heavenly streets of gold, you gotta know the password, "Roll, Tide, Roll!"

Have a plan. Follow the plan, and you'll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don't have a plan. That's why it's easy to beat most folks.

I don't have any ideas; my coaches have them. I just pass the ideas on and referee the arguments.