Quotes
As a major business, football generates billions of dollars of revenue worldwide. But as in business, major goals in football can only be achieved as part of a motivated team. Motivational Speeches!
"When you're GOOD at something, you'll tell everyone. When you're GREAT at something, they'll tell you."
--Walter Payton, Chicago Bears
"It's the name on the FRONT of the jersey that matters most, not the one on the BACK."
--Joe Paterno, Penn State
"You FAIL all of the time. But you aren't a FAILURE until you start blaming someone else."
--Bum Phillips, Houston Texans
Colorado Buffalo National Champs
Coach Bill McCartney's University of Colorado 1990 football team won the National Championship. During the season the Buffaloes high powered offense scored 338 points while the defense allowed 160 points. The Buffaloes were selected to play in the Orange Bowl where they defeated Notre Dame 10–9.
One blemish on the 1990 game was the game with Missouri that ended with the infamous fifth down play:
With about 40 seconds to go, QB Charles Johnson completed a pass to the Colorado tight end who slipped down just yards short of the goal line.This play gave the Buffaloes a first down. On first down, Johnson spiked the ball to stop the clock. On the next play, with the down marker accurately indicating second down, a power run into the line by Eric Bieniemy was stopped just short of the goal line. Colorado then called its third and final timeout.
During the timeout, the chain crew failed to flip the down marker to note that it was now third down. On the next play, with the down marker showing second down when it was really third down, the Buffaloes made the same call and Bieniemy was again stopped short of the end zone.
Johnson then spiked the ball (thinking it was third down when it was really fourth) to stop the clock with two seconds left. He later claimed that he had no idea the officials had made a mistake, and believed he was spiking the ball on third down. On the following play – fourth down according to the marker, but "fifth down" in reality – Johnson kept the ball himself, and scored a touchdown:
The referees, the broadcasters, and some of the observers soon discovered there had been a fifth down. After close to 20 minutes of discussion the referees concluded the down marker showed Colorado had one more down and the team had a right to go ahead and run a play.
Eric Bieniemy
Eric Bieniemy the Running Back mentioned in the "Fifth Down" game above played in the NFL for nine years. He is now the Offensive Coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Super Bowl Champs.
Football is a Game of Inches (but Soccer is a Game of Feet)
Did you hear about the punter who lived passed 100? : He's still alive and kicking.
Why is the football stadium hot after the game? Because all the fans have left.
A monkey that wins the Super Bowl is called a chimpion.
When a football player loses his eyesight he becomes a referee.
As a major business, football generates billions of dollars of revenue worldwide. But as in business, major goals in football can only be achieved as part of a motivated team. Motivational Speeches!
"When you're GOOD at something, you'll tell everyone. When you're GREAT at something, they'll tell you."
--Walter Payton, Chicago Bears
"It's the name on the FRONT of the jersey that matters most, not the one on the BACK."
--Joe Paterno, Penn State
"You FAIL all of the time. But you aren't a FAILURE until you start blaming someone else."
--Bum Phillips, Houston Texans
Colorado Buffalo National Champs
Coach Bill McCartney's University of Colorado 1990 football team won the National Championship. During the season the Buffaloes high powered offense scored 338 points while the defense allowed 160 points. The Buffaloes were selected to play in the Orange Bowl where they defeated Notre Dame 10–9.
One blemish on the 1990 game was the game with Missouri that ended with the infamous fifth down play:
With about 40 seconds to go, QB Charles Johnson completed a pass to the Colorado tight end who slipped down just yards short of the goal line.This play gave the Buffaloes a first down. On first down, Johnson spiked the ball to stop the clock. On the next play, with the down marker accurately indicating second down, a power run into the line by Eric Bieniemy was stopped just short of the goal line. Colorado then called its third and final timeout.
During the timeout, the chain crew failed to flip the down marker to note that it was now third down. On the next play, with the down marker showing second down when it was really third down, the Buffaloes made the same call and Bieniemy was again stopped short of the end zone.
Johnson then spiked the ball (thinking it was third down when it was really fourth) to stop the clock with two seconds left. He later claimed that he had no idea the officials had made a mistake, and believed he was spiking the ball on third down. On the following play – fourth down according to the marker, but "fifth down" in reality – Johnson kept the ball himself, and scored a touchdown:
The referees, the broadcasters, and some of the observers soon discovered there had been a fifth down. After close to 20 minutes of discussion the referees concluded the down marker showed Colorado had one more down and the team had a right to go ahead and run a play.
Eric Bieniemy
Eric Bieniemy the Running Back mentioned in the "Fifth Down" game above played in the NFL for nine years. He is now the Offensive Coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Super Bowl Champs.
Football is a Game of Inches (but Soccer is a Game of Feet)
Did you hear about the punter who lived passed 100? : He's still alive and kicking.
Why is the football stadium hot after the game? Because all the fans have left.
A monkey that wins the Super Bowl is called a chimpion.
When a football player loses his eyesight he becomes a referee.