I don't hire anybody not brighter than I am. If they're not brighter than I am, I don't need them.

It's been years since I've had a real input in the game anyway. For this game, I've just tried to keep all the other stuff away from the players and coaches.

If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes real good, then you did it. That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you.

At Alabama, our players don't win Heisman Trophies. Our teams win National Championships.

The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.

They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.

The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.