Brian Kelly Quotations

This was the best situation for me and that's why I chose to stay.

But I lost (quarterback) Curt Anes in the first round of the (2001 Division II) playoffs -- the most prolific player in the history of Grand Valley -- when I coached there and we won the national championship with a wide receiver (at quarterback). I am just that arrogant or that stupid to think we can do the same thing without Jerry Seymour.

It's very important for this team to get off to a good start, ... This is a big game on the road. We have to get some confidence, get a big win, come back home and prepare to get another.

For our offense, that is just a normal part of it - we want to get the ball deep. That was a good decision by Brian and it really is nice to see a player Bryan Anderson's size running down the seam against a linebacker.

Every year there are guys that get overlooked, ... It happens year after year. It will happen until they stop doing the voting process. It is what it is. I just want to play at that level.

This time of year, you go onto the field and know that you can go and fight for a championship. We don't have any preconceived notions out there. We're just trying to get to the playoffs. Every year, if you go out there and battle and play hard, you have an opportunity to go to the Super Bowl.

It's certainly not in the job description, ... The good thing is I've been a head coach for 15 years. A first-year head coach could have been a wreck.

We all are going to outplay and outperform what we do and it's up to the powers that be to recognize that and acknowledge that.

When you play teams at 1 o'clock, in the heat, that's not used to being in this weather, you should be able to close teams out and win games.

The good part is we only have to play Penn State once, and not 10 times,