SMU: 'It's unbelievable to think that kind of corruption came right from the top of the power structure. The NCAA did what it had to do' in canceling SMU's 1988 football season.

When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.

What is a coach? We are teachers. Educators. We have the same obligations as all teachers, except we probably have more influence than anybody but their families. And, in a lot of cases, more than their families.

I had a great bunch of kids. They all hung with us. The coaching staff hung with us. And we played tough every game. If you've got kids that want to play and react to you, it's fun. I'm having a good time.

We need people who influence their peers and who cannot be detoured from their convictions by peers who do not have the courage to have any convictions.

Success is best measured by the achiever.

There has to be some self-denial.