Vince Dooley Quotations

I think that his feeling is that he needs to establish himself. I think it would be very difficult for him to follow coach Bowden right away. I think it's his indication that he wants to stay. He doesn't care what the buyout (clause in his contract) is because he wants to stay. So that answers the question if he wants to leave and go back to Florida State, and I don't think he does.

It really hasn't been much different except I haven't had any staff meetings, and I haven't had to make any decisions. But as far as everything else is concerned, I've been just as busy as I've ever been. I've probably done as many things as I've ever done, if not more, because I don't have enough excuses to say no.

The SEC made the effort to get to 12 teams in order to have a championship game. If the ACC wants to do the same thing, why should we change a rule just for them when it's been on the books for a long, long time?

The passing game is more sophisticated now, but we are also more sophisticated in trying to defend it.

I don't remember doing it. So I did, eh?

Take it from me, Vince Dooley, you'll be totally satisfied and your car will look and run like a winner.

So when you get about 20 coaches most of whom have done very well together, it is like a reunion.

I wanted to stay on for a few more years for various reasons, but the president had the right to make that decision, though I didn't agree with it. Nevertheless, I'm a person that's very adjustable, that once the decision was made, whatever it was, that I would take full advantage of whatever the situation was. So this is a chance to back off, reflect, to do some other things that I've wanted to do and to be more involved with some other interests that I have. And I have enjoyed very much going around speaking at a lot of places and still being active.

I like the opportunity to get together with these coaches I've known over the years and exchange ideas. I think the process lends itself to sound judgments and a thorough evaluation of the teams. I think that we do have some credibility.

Steve had a great ability to stick it to somebody, and he took a special delight in doing it to Ray. And their personalities are different, which might be a part of it.