Grant Teaff Quotations

What will come out of this is there will be uniform rules set. What'll most likely happen is that they'll put in a rule: Here's the standard. You either accept it or you don't accept it. And I think nationally they'll accept it.

What will come out of this is there will be uniform rules set.

I think it proves what we thought it would all along, which is that the coaches who vote in the USA Today coaches' poll are thoughtful and committed to the balloting process.

My best guess is we will probably take a serious look at it, ... It will be surveyed and discussed at the convention.

You can make a move and sometimes triple and quadruple your salary.

What everyone had to remember was this was an experimental year. They allowed the conferences to sort of mix their own bowl of soup.

It made it tough for everybody no matter where they were. One was a conference signing period and the other was the national signing period. Even after a kid had signed his letter-of-intent for the conference, schools could just wait around and start recruiting that player because they really only had one school to beat. It wasn't a binding letter like the national one.

It never ceases to amaze me to see the contributions student-athletes make to their communities, ... Often times, these young men are better known for the good things they do on the field. The AFCA is proud to recognize these student-athletes for the good things they do in their communities.

I rather think that just from the discussion I've heard there will be at least an analysis of the way the NFL does it, ... We have never had a propensity to do thing the way of the NFL, but that doesn't mean they don't at times do it the best way.

I can assure you when I was coaching, if I knew anything I sure as heck told the NCAA, because we were suffering at the hands of those who weren't doing it by the rules. I did not hesitate because investigators come around and ask you all these questions. Did you know about this? So if you don't give them the facts, you jeopardize yourself.

The I-A coordinator jobs, in the last four or five years, primarily in the upper echelons, have escalated greatly (in salary). On the other hand, it's not all about the money. It's about opportunity. I don't think whether the salary is the same as a coordinator or not should deter people from considering it.

The coaching profession has lost one of its true legends. Though he was best known for winning more football games than any other coach when he retired, Eddie Robinson's impact on coaching and the game of football went far beyond wins and losses. He brought a small school in northern Louisiana from obscurity to nationwide, if not worldwide, acclaim and touched the lives of hundreds and hundreds of young men in his 57 years at Grambling. That will be his greatest legacy.

When the BCS started, a decision was made collectively, as coaches, that the BCS champion would receive our championship and our trophy. It's as simple as that.

There are some outstandingly qualified minority coaches, and one of the reasons I spoke out is that the ones I came in contact with all wanted a I-A job, as do all of our 10,000 members. Reality says, jump in where you can be successful and see what happens.

The best teachers coach their students and the best coaches are great teachers.