Bret Bielema

Arkansas is very intriguing to me because it is the only show in the state. Obviously, without a professional team and to have the only Division I football team playing at the level that it's at, it kind of draws unified support throughout the whole state. When you've got that, it's something special. ”

I thought as a young coach, there were times when my head coach might have prohibited me from moving forward. I always said if I am ever in that position, I'll do anything I can to make our guys move forward. ”

I think that the role as a head football coach is a lot more than just winning games. Sometimes that's all we're measured upon. ”

Obviously when you come into competition with other schools and you become aware of anything that concerns you, you have an obligation to say something. ”

We're not necessarily going to be more athletic than the other team, but we can outwork them, and we can be tougher than they are. ”

In this league you might have a quarterback within your division that you're worried about running all over the place, the next week it's a running back, so to be able to have multiple answers for every situation is probably a benefit for everybody. ”

I don't mind Twitter. But when a kid makes a decision based on how many Twitter followers he gets, that's when I'm about ready to tap out. ”

As a young kid, you only know what you know. ”

You want your assistants to move up. But you want it to be a hard decision. You want them to only be willing to leave if they're walking into a dream situation. You don't want money to ever be a factor. ”

The greatest thing about a coaching position is this: You just worry about the day in front of you. ”