Lee Corso Quotes

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Lee Corso

Profession : Entertainer

Birth : August 7, 1935

There's a certain amount of pleasure in being able to create something and watch it grow.

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You better not kick a field goal if you have a lousy defense.

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The more games you win the warmer it gets in December.

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You don't beat football teams like Nebraska with a trick play. They're too well-coached, too well-disciplined.

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I found out people want excitement. Fans don't want to see a lot of running. Even if a team wins it's boring. The total concept of the game must be entertainment.

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Pass a lot, use some reverses and toss in a gadget play once in a while for the TV audience. None of that detracts from winning.

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If you lose you better at least be entertaining while you do it or people will turn you off.

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You don't beat football teams. You outrecruit them.

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I recruit defensive players first. That's where most games are won. Then you've got to get the offensive linemen.

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I've always said that the games in November are the ones you remember.

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I represent college football and have been doing it for 26 years. It's a great thrill.

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Television was almost a natural for me.

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You can't buy the loyalty that ESPN has showed to me.

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I'm like an old vaudeville act. They'll have to pull me off the stage with a hook.

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I'm going to pick the team I believe will win, regardless of where we are.

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When I rest, I can talk. When I don't rest, I can't talk.

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I always stand on the visiting team's sidelines because there aren't as many people.

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I don't think guys in TV should stay when it's time to leave.

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I've given the idea a lot of thought and I believe it is a sound, logical course of action to hire a woman. The woman I hire won't be on the field blowing a whistle. She'll be in charge of academic counseling for the players and will do some recruiting.

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