Steve Spurrier Quotes

Number three, we're going to play very smart and we're not going to beat ourselves. If the other team is better than us and they just out execute us and play better then we can live with that, but we're going to play smart and give ourselves every opportunity to win the game.

You know what FSU stands for, don't you? Free Shoes University.

It's easier to win the National Championship than the SEC, ask Nick Saban.

Number four, we're going to play like winners, play the game the way it's meant to be played. Don't get full of yourself if something good happens. Don't get too depressed when something bad happens.

I don't know. I always sort of liked playing [Georgia] that second game because you could always count on them having two or three key players suspended.

I do get away maybe a little bit more than most coaches do, but that seems to have worked for me in my coaching career. I recommended the way not to get burned out from your job is to have some hobbies and get away from it when you can.

I do have some young coaches, but I don't really believe that is the biggest problem we have here.

We're not anxious to play L.S.U. again.

All I can say is that I'm going to try to coach the way I've coached in the past. And if it ends up not being good enough, then so be it.

But the real tragedy was that 15 hadn't been colored yet.

Football players are busy (with) study halls and tutoring. Well, anyway, at South Carolina they are. I don't know about all these other schools.

A swamp is where Gators live. We feel comfortable there, but we hope our opponents feel tentative. A swamp is hot and sticky and can be dangerous. Only Gators get out alive.

I don't think telling the truth ever gets anyone in trouble in the long run. Maybe the day after, but not in the long run.

We've got a support system that gives our players a wonderful opportunity to graduate. If they go to class and give good effort, they can graduate from this school, and I believe that's important when you go out recruiting.

If I had a defense like Hal Mumme has, I would be trying them on every kickoff.

You keep playing, you get a lead and build on it. People get mad when you keep playing, but that's part of the game, too.

We all like to prove people wrong who say we're no good.

Will be the 14th time I've coached in Neyland Stadium ... I've coached there more than some of their head coaches.

In Knoxville, they're still doing cartwheels because they went 7-6 and won a bowl game.

Our stadium seats over 80,000, and we sell all of our tickets.

So you get two good hours on the field about every day, you get about an hour and a half in the meeting room and that's pretty much all you need to thoroughly coach your team.

Cheating is cheating. Some coaches believe if you can get away with it, cheating is smart. I have no respect for those guys.

Coaching to me is correcting mistakes and trying to get your players to think. If raising your voice occasionally gets them to think better, then that's called coaching.