Jim Finks, New Orleans Saints G.M., when asked after a loss what he thought of
the refs: “I’m not allowed to comment on lousy officiating.” (1986)
Lincoln Kennedy, Oakland Raiders tackle, on his decision not to vote: “I was
going to write myself in, but I was afraid I’d get shot.” (1996)
Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach: “You guys line up,
alphabetically by height.” And: “You guys pair up in groups of three, then line
up in a circle.”
Clemson recruit Ray Forsythe, who was ineligible as a freshman because of
academic requirements: “I play football. I’m not trying to be a professor. The
tests don’t seem to make sense to me, measuring your brain on stuff I haven’t
been through in school.”
Darrell Royal, Texas football coach, asked if the abnormal number of Longhorn
injuries that season resulted from poor physical conditioning: “One player was
lost because he broke his nose. How do you go about getting a nose in condition
for football?” (1966)
Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, John Jenkins: “He
treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings.” (1991)