Mack Brown Pro Quotations

Jim is a great coach who has won more games than I have. I've got my own problems this year ... having two great quarterbacks isn't a problem.

We weren't real proud of our run defense. We'll try to stop the run first (against Baylor). If you can't stop the run, you've got problems.

They know it. They can count. These juniors and seniors have lost one game in two years. It's something to be proud of.

They miss the spring sports in their senior year and they miss being the stud walking around the hallways, as compared to being a rookie again. We feel it's something they have to buy in to. They have to want to do it. If we encourage it and they miss their senior prom and their football banquet, then it just doesn't work out.

They may be the best linebackers in the country right now. You look at what they've been able to accomplish. They're tough, they can run, they're seniors and they're all pro prospects.

Our friendship has come out of respect. Gary's honest, and his program goes by the rules. I know those kids are disciplined, and we've got a lot of people on my staff who have been around the Colorado program that assured me of those things early. I've been able to see those things first-hand by being around Gary more.

Our friendship has come out of respect, ... Gary's honest, and his program goes by the rules. I know those kids are disciplined, and we've got a lot of people on my staff who have been around the Colorado program that assured me of those things early. I've been able to see those things first-hand by being around Gary more.

It'll be a tremendous challenge for us, but a great opportunity. I've really admired what Pete's been able to do - he's taken a program that was struggling and made it the dominant program in college football. And he's done it with a smile.

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.

It's something that we as a program we are very proud of.

One of the reasons we've improved so much is Vince has improved his confidence and his poise and the fact that he's leading and running our football team.

This team continues to impress us as a staff. Our guys were excited about this game. But we are still a work in progress and we have the ability to play much better than we have yet. If you don't play your best game and you are still able to score 52 points, you know you have a special team out there. This is such a great win for the Longhorns.

(Young) has a chance to be a great pro player.

They just both handle things well. Obviously each day we want to see some progress out of them, but they were throwing to the right place and I was really impressed.

You can work on everything in scrimmages, but until you are tackled by someone you have never met who is in a different-colored uniform, it is hard to know how everyone will react. At our school, (the players) are scrutinized and they put up with a lot of things before they have proven themselves. That will be one of the question marks going into the first game: how well will they play under the microscope?

This is a great time of year for football programs across the country.

I'm proud of Vince for getting the team up and ready and for being focused himself and for staying focused. After I got on the guys on Tuesday for an average practice, he told me not to worry. He was right.

What a fun week for us, for Ohio State and for college football. It is unusual any more to have matchups like this out of conference. I am proud that we are going to a place that cares about football like we do and that has the storied history that we do.

What a fun week for us, for Ohio State and for college football, ... It is unusual anymore to have matchups like this out of conference. I am proud that we are going to a place that cares about football like we do and that has the storied history that we do.

I felt like we had a great spring. You are not sure how young people will respond after the excitement we had on January 4. People have talked to them about how great they are for a couple of months now and that is a dangerous thing for young student-athletes and I am really proud of the attitude this bunch has taken to continue to work. As you could see tonight they are very physical and it has been that way all spring.

I feel what USC has done is phenomenal, and until someone beats them, they're still the national champions. I think it should be them No. 1 and all the rest of us No. 2 until somebody else proves otherwise.

Honestly, these two programs probably get as much attention as any in America.

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 is so hard on himself because he's such a great competitor. But I think he has a chance. If he just keeps playing with the attitude that he is right now, he'll be a great pro player.

Usually the coach of the year is the guy that overcame something. We didn't overcome anything. We just won a big game at the end and we hadn't been doing that. For Joe to do what he's done over the last few years and turn his program completely around is really, really special. I don't think there's any question he's deserving of this award.

Intelligence isn't a concern here; maybe the process is.

I own the restaurant. There are a lot of cooks, waiters and waitresses in this restaurant. They worry about their problems. I worry about all the problems.

He didn't miss one protection tonight, and I don't think he missed one against Ohio State.

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

I'm excited about where we are and where I think we're going. I don't think we've played near our best game. We're 5-0 but we have improvement to make in many areas. We have a chance to be special.

I'm excited about the win and the hard road for these seniors, ... You have to give OU credit for that, they have been one of the best programs in the country over the past few years.

I'm proud of these kids. I'm proud of these coaches. High school football in Texas is unbelievable.

I'm really proud of what he has become, because he's overcome so much. It's impossible for me to think about being in his shoes and overcoming what he's overcome to be where he is today. He's a tougher young man than I would have been in the same situation.

We've had a tough time in this series. I'm not proud of that and I feel responsible for that. To see the kids out on the field with the fans, the interaction after the game, is something you feel really good about.

First, let me thank all the Texas fans and let's congratulate a great USC team. Second, we want to thank the Rose Bowl. I'm proud of these kids, I'm proud of these coaches.

I don't think this team hasn't played its best game yet, and that's the exciting thing, sitting here 5-0, ... We can improve in so many areas, and that's why I think we've got a chance to be special before the year is over, just as long as we keep growing and don't get complacent.