Further Review

“Only about two or three people know [Rufus Dawes’] true identity.”
— Bob Moore

“The Royals need to be honest with the fans. We’re never going to win here under the current economic structure of baseball.”
— Jamie Quirk, former Royals bench coach, WHB 810

“O. J.’s real cool. He’s a down-to-earth guy.”
— Drew Gooden, on meeting O. J. Simpson in an airport a few years ago, 810

“Kareem [Rush] and I have talked about that, and I think that’s a legitimate goal for him.”
— Coach Quin Snyder, asked whether Rush is the best player in college basketball, 810

“If you are a [Mizzou] fan in the stands and you’re booing, I don’t want you out there. I don’t want your money. We don’t want you in the stadium. The people out there that are booing are the same people that are standing up and giving that little golf clap when something goes right for us on the field. I mean, we are a silent crowd. Speaking as a former quarterback, I used to get booed for calling time-outs. If any fan in the stadium knows better than I do when to call a time out, come out there and take my job, please.”
— Corby Jones, following the loss to Texas during which some MU fans were heard booing the Tigers, Missouri Tiger Radio

GH: Back off, Corby. MU’s faithful are as loyal as Cubs fans and twice as abused by unfulfilled expectations. The problem at Mizzou on game day is not in the stands.

“It will be a rematch of the 1970 Super Bowl, Minnesota and the Kansas City Chiefs. This [Chiefs team] is the sleeper team in the National Football League. My prediction is 11-5.”
— Bill Grigsby, in August, 810

“The Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl. No, not this year. But very soon, within two or three years; before Dick Vermeil steps down and hands it over to Al Saunders, the Chiefs will play in the big game. Why? This is the best coaching staff the Chiefs have had in years. Trent Green is the best quarterback the Chiefs have had since Len Dawson. Priest Holmes will succeed as the only back. The team will be well-coached and will play hard for the coach and quarterback. But here’s the rub: The Chiefs are too thin in the secondary and at receiver to do anything more than 9-7 this season. Watch out in the next two years. This team isn’t that far away in a league where Super Bowl teams happen overnight.”
— Tom Shatel, columnist, in August, Omaha World Herald