A biography for Booger McFarlandhasn’t been written yet.
“These diva wide receivers want to go to the bathroom. As a defensive lineman, we didn't go to the bathroom.”
“Tennessee is a program that I thought had a lot of tradition. A program that I thought stood for something.”
“What makes a three-man booth challenging is everybody's gotta give up a little something. Right? Because normally you'd have one guy being the analyst, and he's got the ability to go at his own pace and do everything and break down everything, but when you've got two people, somebody's gotta give up a little something.”
“I'm a small-town kid from Winnsboro, La., who grew up not really being comfortable talking to people.”
“Offense is about rhythm and timing, and you're not going to always have that every game.”
“I like a guy with a little edge. I mean, I played with Warren Sapp.”
“I understand Pat Mahomes is off to a good start. I'm not ready to crown him four games into his career, but he's definitely playing well.”
“I never said I want to be the football guy. But when that opportunity started to become real, I said, 'Okay, let's see where this goes.'”
“I do have a fear of heights.”
“When you treat people the right way, it's amazing the avenues that open up for you.”
“Ohio State is an up and down team.”
“As far as I'm concerned, there's only one Booger.”
“I'm a little old-school.”
“I've always lived by a quote, 'Your talent will make room for you.' Whatever it is in life. I don't care who you are. If you get an opportunity, your talent will make room for you.”
“I've always been this way. What you see is what you get.”
“When I talk about football from a studio standpoint, I try to cut through the minutia and get to the point.”
“I don't know Greg Schiano personally. But what I do know is Bill Belichick has vouched for him. OK? Urban Meyer has vouched for him. He's coached the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a professional organization. So many people have vouched for Greg Schiano. Now, all of a sudden, Tennessee is too holy that they don't want Greg Schiano?”
“You watch guys talk about football, and you think that maybe it's really easy, and it's really not. Yeah, we've got the expertise because we played, but how you put that into a 30-, 45-second take and educate and entertain someone that's watching?”
“Find somebody who has been successful, and learn how to do it. Find somebody who has been unsuccessful, and learn how not to do it. The clues are there. Find 'em.”
“Winning - when the game is big, that's all that matters. There's the hoopla, the halftime concerts, whatever. But people always remember who wins. They never remember who loses.”