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Best Greenisms of 2008

By The Montana Standard Staff - 11/26/2008

Following are the top quotes of the season from 22-year Montana Tech football coach Bob Green:

  • "I do look like a geek on TV." — After seeing his KTVM TV "Learn Some Football" segment.

  • "The way I describe him is he looks like Jane but plays like Tarzan." — On running back Drew Savage after fall scrimmage

  • "It's kind of a clean slate. They haven't signed anything to say they're going to run the same stuff. We haven't either." — Before season-opening game against Southern Oregon.

  • "It's not advanced brain surgery. It's football plays — things we envisioned them running." — On giving up plays in loss at Eastern Oregon.

  • "I wouldn't be here. It would be coach Smith or coach Jones. They wouldn't keep me around." — When asked if he remembers giving up many 98-yard drives, like the one the Orediggers gave up at Eastern Oregon.

  • "We trailed 14-0 and we hadn't even got in the way." — After come-from-behind home win over Montana Western.

  • "I told our defense ‘Once you start flying around you'll have some fun.' They told me that's the most fun they've had with their clothes on." — After defensive revival against Western.

  • "The last two weeks we really dug ourselves a hole. That's not the ideal road map." — On slow starts against Eastern Oregon and Western.

  • "They've got a little in a row over everybody. You've got to tip your hats to them." — On Carroll College's seven-game winning streak over Tech before first Carroll game.

  • "We disguise coverage for everybody. We're trying to give everybody a steady diet of no steady diet. We're trying to be predictably unpredictable." — Before first Carroll game

  • "That's all postmortem. We're not interested in the undertaking business. That stuff is history." — On giving up 452 yards vs. Rocky's Kasey Peters

  • "They didn't win the lottery to be No. 1 in the nation. They are good." — After 31-13 loss at Carroll

  • "It's been very tough on them. But the road to success passes through the town of adversity. I hope we've got adversity in the rear-view mirror. I hope we're at the city limits." — Before first MSU-Northern game.

  • "It was a helmet-to-helmet collision — and I didn't have one." — On collision with DB Shayne Shaules at practice before second Eastern Oregon game that left Green with a cracked pelvis a shoulder injury and a concussion.

    See GREENISMS, Page B6

  • "Whatever they tell you about a broken pelvis, that's true." — Nearly two months after the injury.

  • "Trust me, none of it hurts now. I feel like the old folks do at the old folks home when the Viagra shipment comes in. Everybody's happy." — After beating Eastern Oregon.

  • "Everything feels better when you win. Hamburgers taste better, sideline water tastes better, toilet paper feels better." — Before second Western game.

  • "I'd like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Grevas for conceiving Alex." — After Grevas caught game-winning TD pass at Western.

  • "You can't forget Sean Kelly. In a hurricane he was knocking down field goals and PATs." — After beating Rocky at home.

  • "There's a lot of sad faces, a lot of frowns and a lot of big lower lips in there. They're hurting. But I'm proud of our guys. They played hard." — After second loss to Carroll.

  • "We were ready to play. We were ready to play all year, and doggone, today we didn't have it." — After loss at Northern.

  • "It was a team effort. Everybody contributed with poor play." — After loss at Northern.


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