Bo Pelini

NCAA coaches shouldn't be offended by NIL because it is effectively legal now

The NCAA that's, they they're the ones who created this. Right. All Jimbo did was, I mean, you can agree with it or not agree with it, but they spent the money. Everybody can spend it... it is what it is. I mean, it's legal.

Stubbornness about position changes often ruins football players' careers

I think some guys stubbornness not to change positions, cost some, a future. And you know, your body is going to change from being in high school to college.

Real 'football guys' must play on grass at some point in their development

Absolutely. At some point you have [to play on grass]... the camera has to go and you've got to have a grass sticking out of your [facemask].

Teams that can't get an inch on a QB sneak don't deserve to win

When I'm talking about, you know, this much [an inch], you have to be able to get, or you really, probably don't deserve to win the football game.

Ndamukong Suh was the most dominant defensive player I've ever coached

For that about the last half of his senior year, [Ndamukong] Suh was probably, he was as dominant as you could possibly be.

The 2009 Big 12 Championship game was a 'screw job' to get Texas in the National Championship

The time ran out... they wanted Texas to go to the national championship game. Let's let's face it... the game was over.

Being called 'football smart' is actually an insult meaning you are dumb in every other regard

People come up to me and they say, well, he's football smart. That means that he's, they have no common sense and they're pretty much dumb in every other regards. So yeah, that's not a tag you really want.

Mike Krzyzewski and Bill Belichick are the two best coaches of this generation in any sport

Would you guys agree that in any sport, take all the major sports, is there a better coach in our generation than Coach K? Belichick, Krzyzewski. I don't know if you get any better than that.

Ohio State is the toughest atmosphere in the Big Ten

I would probably say, I mean, I got to say Ohio State, you know, I mean, the great atmosphere, loud, you know, I mean, and obviously you're going to play against a good football team when you're there.

Les Miles is a unique person who truly doesn't care what anyone thinks of him

He's unique, I'll put it that way. He has a great personality. He's very personable, but he's going to do his own thing. The thing about Les [Miles] is he really doesn't care what people think of him. He's going to do what he wants to do.

There is not a better human being in the world than Brett Favre

Let me tell you, there's not a better human being [than Brett Favre]. I don't know if you guys have ever spent time with Brett.

Ndamukong Suh was a great guy to coach and is a very intelligent person

He was a great guy to coach. I mean, he worked hard every day. He's a great person, very intelligent... he plays with an edge.

Robert Griffin III would have been a better safety than Johnny Manziel

Between Robert Griffin, Johnny Manziel, who do you think would have made a better safety? [Bo Pelini]: Probably Robert Griffin.