How to be successful

Yurcich's blueprint is simple -- work hard, ask a lot of questions, the rest will unfold the way it should. -New OK State offensive coordinator who was hired by Mike Gundys after an internet search

Lock call

Whether its a zone press or zone trap, always a good idea to have a "lock" call to go man after 1st pass.

Remember when............

The best players don't need someone else to tell them to be great, they just choose to be great.

Act as if...........

Amateur vs pro

Amateurs make mistakes and hope to learn from them, pros make mistakes and lose their jobs.

Is do you like winning? Or is it your business?

Target managers

Average managers are reactive, they wait for problems to occur and then act. Great managers ar are proactive, they seek out ossues and take action to prevent them from happening.

See questions asked in job interviews

From graceland

You've got quarterback syndrome, you don't think we can get it done without you at the helm....

Are you interested in the yards or the ring?

Chip Kelly and DDM

1) Have a system that dictates but also has options e.g. when they take this away, this is now open.

2) Be ridiculously committed to efficiency

3) Assume your opponents are faceless, but they are smarter and better than you, they will also be luckier than you.  You cannot depend on your opponent to give you anything.

4) TEMPO