Famous Quotes & Sayings

Michael K. Powell

No television event has ever received as many complaints from the American public -- over 540,000 -- as the Super Bowl XXXVIII half-time show produced by CBS, ... Indecency determinations, however, must be made cautiously and with appropriate restraint.

Chris Leak

It was a great win for us. It was good to finally get a bowl win under our belts. Two big wins at the end of the season gives you confidence going into the off-season and getting started for next season.

It's more of an update on where they (Sugar Bowl and Southeastern Conference officials) are in determining the feasibility of hosting the game in Louisiana. Their first option is to have the game in Louisiana.

It is the third cold-weather Super Bowl in 40 years, but the one that may have the most impact on the quality of life in a city.

Craig Biggio

It's a lot like it must be here with the Seahawks making it to the Super Bowl for the first time. People who thought they'd never see anything like it got to experience something very special for the first time. To be one of the members of that team was such a thrill.

It's a long season, and it gets even longer on the next level (NFL), so I think the bowl system is a good thing. Playoffs might work, but not like bowl games. I hope they stick with the bowls in college.

It's always our goal to shoot for the stars. We won the Sugar Bowl last year, so this year we want to shoot a little higher.

It's always like that. When you've got a guy that gets double-digit sacks and you're not on a winning team, it's hard for them to put you in the spotlight. But they're not talking about your team, so it's hard for him to get Pro Bowl recognition.

Steve Spurrier

It's always important to play in the bowl game. All you have to do is look at the other six SEC teams that didn't make it and realize we're in the top half of the SEC. It's certainly fun for all the college kids and coaches to be playing in December, in January. A lot of them are not practicing and wish they were.

It makes the Super Bowl even more important than it has ever been. The Super Bowl is the only thing left that really reaches the mass audience.

Darrell Jackson

It's another game and the next forward step to the goals we're trying to accomplish. We want to get to the Super Bowl and put the Seattle Seahawks and the West Coast on the map.

It's an injury that I picked up from bowling a lot in indoor nets and, though I tried it out in nets on Tuesday, it's not right.

It's going to be interesting. It's a great experience and it's been nice to see him. Like (Wednesday) night we got to walk around together for a while. It's something new. It's unique being a coach's kid. Now that I'm playing, Mom's usually with Dad and I'm playing wherever we are in a bowl game. So it's nice being together.

Katherine Center

We are big composters. We compost everything - bread, tea bags, coffee grounds. I even dump out my old coffee in the garden. We keep a mixing bowl on the counter and just fill it up as the day goes along, then dump it in the mulch pile before dinner and wash it with the dinner dishes.

Michael Strahan

When you're older, it's harder to stay in this game and play at a Pro Bowl level. I definitely feel it was one of my better years, if not the best. Experience definitely helps, realizing you don't have to rely so much on bulk, mass and strength. You can rely on what you've learned over the years and you can be just as effective.

John Fox

Any time you lose a close game, you feel it. But when it's the Super Bowl, you know how close you were. Other than when it gets brought up, I don't dwell on it. I know we won our share of close ones last year. But to get to the Super Bowl and not win is really a bummer.

Jerome Bettis

That's a great question. I'm going to look at it. The last thing I want to do is diminish anything by even thinking about that. This is a great opportunity we have. I'm going to wait until after the Super Bowl and think about it.

That's all wrong. They were picked to go to the Super Bowl a long time ago, and we took the scenic route to get here.

Brodie Croyle

That's all we heard since the Auburn game. Everybody wanted to forget about our nine wins to start the season. I don't care what people say about me, but the fact we're going out with the Cotton Bowl championship and a 10-2 record, that shows we've got this program headed in the right direction. That's a great way to go.

The last few practices, he looks like the CT (Taylor) of old. This is an unfortunate season for him because he has never gained a lot of inertia. I hope to be able to use him in this bowl game like we've used him in the past and hopefully get that kind of carry-over where a year from now he can have a phenomenal season, because he's certainly capable of doing that.

The constant pressure when you slam your foot into the ground when you bowl must have done the damage.

Times were very hard during the Dust Bowl days, ... Those days were bad.

Jerome Bettis

It's just great that we're able to win and give him another crack at that elusive Super Bowl ring.

It's a Super Bowl ring from one of the most prominent teams ever that was owned by a famous personality who also is a great guy. I wish I could've sold it, but given the fact that (Kramer) claims he never sold it and that it was stolen, we're going to take the high road.

It's a Sooner day today, man. The young guys have got something to look forward to. We hadn't won a bowl game in two years, and the seniors got out of here with a win.

American Exodus: The Dust Bowl Migration and Okie Culture in California

They have excelled because they are perceived as delivering a high level of service. Even in the lean years -- before they reached the Super Bowl -- the Panthers made upgrades.

It's money that was here that is no longer here. You're talking about money at the gate, television money, bowl money. You're talking millions of dollars annually.

It's two contrasting styles. That's why this bowl game is so attractive. Our style of play is so different from theirs.

Arthur Blank

It's very clear, ... the ownership feels strongly about having the Super Bowl in a spot where it is guaranteed to be warm.

It's not just the Super Bowl itself, but the residual impact. Some of these companies who are here for the Super Bowl also are looking for different destinations for future meetings, conventions and trade shows.

Michael Vaughan

For James to bowl as well as he did on his debut was fantastic. It was a good a toss to win, but we exploited the conditions fantastically.

Kevin Mawae

For me and Pete Kendall and some others, we have to win pretty quick, ... (Bill) Parcells used to say, 'There's no light at the end of the tunnel in training camp.' For us, the light is starting to shine and we want to get to the Super Bowl before the light gets all the way to us.