Mack Brown Quotes

"Everywhere I went, he knew the coaches, their wives and their children's names. He sent anniversary and birthday cards on Cowboys stationery. He turned most into Cowboys fans."

"He's one of the great players to ever play college football. He was the best player on any team this year. If he comes back, he's got a great chance to win the Heisman next year."

"This is a great game for college football. It's a game that every college football fan will watch, and because of that, I think everyone has really embraced it. This isn't a week for a weak guy. You'd better walk with a swagger."

"He's one of the greatest players ever to play college football. He's the most competitive person I've ever been around. He didn't speak to me when we went for the field goal on fourth and 4. I knew he wouldn't. I had to go over and suck up to him."

"I think he's one of the great players ever to play college football. If he comes back next year, which we think he will, he'll have a great shot to win the Heisman."

"There were 23 commitments before the end of the summer,"

"I think I was the only one in the country who anticipated this. I told the guys....they're going to pull it all out because they've got nothing to lose. I was really, really not proud of myself that I was right."

"He's the best at laughing and dancing and then competing when it's time to take the snap that I've ever seen."

"Tremendous speed. He can jump sideways, ... And he doesn't seem to be bothered by the environment."

"He said, 'Your biggest problem is making football important again at Texas.' It had not been good for a while."

"We can't have videos of practice and have people going home and putting it on the Internet."

"The [BCS has] got to hope there's not more than two undefeated teams at the end or they've screwed up again, very honestly, ... That's what they've got to hope."

"When you're 1-10 it's a hurtful period. It's not who makes fun of you because you feel worse about yourself. It's because someone gave you a chance to run their program, and you aren't running it very well. That's what you're proud of for Texas, that they've asked you to do something and you've gotten it to this point."

"He flipped the switch and took over our team. It's fun to have a mature guy who's not (just) surviving at quarterback. He's getting better every play."

"Don't let this be the best thing that ever happens in your life. Maybe it'll be the best sports event, but don't let it be the best thing. Make sure you're a better father than this today. Make sure you're a better husband than this today. Because this goes away. ... It's a game."

"I've been planning this one for 33 years and now I really don't know what to say."

"Everybody's got scholarships and everybody's got good players. If it's a night where it's not working well, you better hang on and you better make some plays,"

"I don't think you ever silence critics. They'll be critics in the morning, that's part of the deal."

"His best asset is to make plays with his feet, ... When he starts running, and everybody comes up, that's when he stops and throws."

"We feel like we still have David Pino and Greg Johnson, who are quality kickers and punters and can step up and help [McGee], ... Richmond is a fifth-year senior, he is older, and he has not had any trouble in two-a-days."