A biography for Bob Stoopshasn’t been written yet.
“Coach Spurrier, without question, has been the biggest influence to me, next to my father.”
“I think every league is good. Every league is pretty much the same: You got your top teams that are all very good, you got middle of the road teams that are really good and then you got your bottom of leagues that are all kind if fighting to get really good. I think it's pretty much the same across the board; I've said that for a long time.”
“Anytime you win 10 games, let's look around the world, the country, and there's not a lot that do it consistently.”
“Sometimes people want change just to change. It doesn't mean it's going to be better.”
“Anytime we lose a game, there it goes. The roller coaster's going down.”
“This game we play is the ultimate total team game. Quarterback by himself isn't winning it. You got 11-12 coaches, you've got a lot of people that have a hand in it.”
“You don't really want to play your brother. You want to play your brother in a championship game because not only does someone lose, someone's going to win a championship, too. To me, that's the only time you're really looking to do it.”
“I just love to play football and enjoy it.”
“Every now and then a little bit of change never hurts.”
“Patty Gasso is the best. I think she's awesome.”
“Football is all about repetition. The trick for a coach is to be innovative when you ask for it.”
“I was an undersized, undertalented defensive back. I knocked myself out multiple times running into people. I ended my career without an anterior cruciate ligament. I still don't have one. At a certain point, you realize: I've used up all I've got.”
“I can't remember the last time I've been to a football game as a spectator.”
“I love Jim Tressel. I think he's a fabulous guy. He's overall been a strong example for all coaches.”
“If you're winning and can stay on the field offensively and move the ball, that's what we want.”
“We could fill up a whole hour's television show talking about coach's recruiting stories, I love them, they're the best.”
“I've been with some great head coaches, but also some great assistant coaches, too.”
“It's impossible to know what everyone does behind closed doors. Even in families, you don't know sometimes what's going on.”