JERRY.
JERRY. MY
JERRY. MY HANDS ARE TIED, BUT HERE WE
GO.
GO.
GO. GIVE
GO. GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON, TO IF
YOU CAN, AB+@OUT WHY THIS YEAR'S
TEAM WILL BE BETTER OR DIFFERENT
THAN THE LAST 25?
>> I BELIEVE OUR TRAINING CAMP
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
+@I KNOW IT DOES FOR OUR FAN
INVOLVEMENT.
INVOLVEMENT. THE FACT THAT YOU AND I ARE
SITTING HERE FROM TRAINING CAMP
DOING IT.
DOING IT.
DOING IT. I BELIEVE IT DOES FOR OUR TEAM.
I BELIEVE IT DOES FOR OUR TEAM.@ I WAS SICK WHEN WE DID NOT GET
TO HAVE TRAINING CAMP.
I WAS SICK WHEN WE DID NOT GET
TO HAVE PRESEASON GAMES BECAUSE
THE TEAM NEEDS THAT OCCUR SEND.
THE TEAM NEEDS THE BUILDUP.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THIS DOES
THIS YEAR IS THE LET'+@S THE
COW+@BOYS SAY, 25, 26, 27 OTHER
TEAMS MAY BE AT HOME,+@ WE ARE T
CAMP, BUSINESS AS UNIT +@-- USU.
DALE: YOUR ENTHUSIASM DOES SEEM
TO BE BACK, BUT ONE OF YOUR
FORMER COACHES USED TO SAY TO ME
ALL THE TIME DEFENDING YOU THAT
YOU ARE THE MOST POSITIVE GUY,
THE MOST ENTHUSIASTIC GUY, THE
MOST SUPPORTIVE IN EVERY
RESPECT.
RESPECT.
RESPECT. HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
WORKS I WAS LOOKING FOR YOU THE
DAY WE HAD OUR PRESS CONFERENCE
AND I WAS READY FOR YOU.
BUT, A L+@OT OF PEOPLE, I HEAR
REPORTS BACK WHEN WE FIRST GET
ACQUAINTED.
ACQUAINTED. THEY SAY, HE'S NAIVE, HE'+@S
ACTUALLY NAIVE, I CAN'T BELIEVE
HE IS THAT NAIVE.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LIFE TO BE
NAIVE.+@
NAIVE.+@
NAIVE.+@ I DON'T WANT TO BE SKEPTICAL.
I REALLY WANT WHICH YOU ARE
SAYING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WAY.
CONSEQUENTLY, I HAVE GONE DOWN A
LOT OF DEAD ENDS.
BUT, IT'S A MORE FUN LIFE TO BE
NAIVE.
NAIVE.
NAIVE. +@YOU HAVE BIGGER TRAIN WRECKS,
BUT YOU CAN ALSO HAVE SOME
THINGS THAT NOBODY THOUGHT COULD
WORK OR COULD MAKE SENSE OF, AND
ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU'VE GOT THE
DALLAS COWBOYS.
DALLAS COWBOYS. EVERYBODY IN TEXAS LOOKED DO+@WN
AT THE DALLAS COWBOYS BEFORE I
DID.
DID.
DID. AND
DID. AND AS PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID, I
FEEL SORRY FOR WHOEVER ABOUT THE
COWBOYS.
COWBOYS.
COWBOYS. DALE: YOU SAID THIS THE OTH+@ER
DAY AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE YOU
MENTIONED.
MENTIONED. >> I WOULD, RIGHT NOW, IF I
COULD,+@ AND I HAD A GOOD CHANCE
TO DO IT, I WOULD DO ANYTHING
KNOWN TO MAN TO G+@ET IN THE SUR
BOWL.
BOWL.
BOWL. THAT'S A FACT.
DALE: BUT IT'S NOT A FACT.
THAT'S NOT TRUE.
WOULD YOU HIRE A GENERAL MANAGER
AND LET HIM MAKE ALL THE
FOOTBALL D+@ECISIONS?
FOOTBALL D+@ECISIONS? >> IF I KNEW FOR SURE IT WOULD
WIN A SUPER BOWL.
IF I KNEW IT WOULD WIN A SUPER
BOWL YESTERDAY.
BOWL YESTERDAY. THE FACTS ARE WE KNOW THAT ONLY
GOD KNOWS WHO WILL WIN THE SUPER
BOWL AND WHO WON'T AND HOW MANY
PARTS HAVE TO COME TOGETHER.
MY THOUGHTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN, I
DON'T HAVE PEOPLE AROUND ME THAT
ARE AS CLOSE TO BEING COMPETENT
DON'T HAVE PEOPLE AROUND ME THAT ARE AS CLOSE TO BEING COMPETENT,
HAVE SUPER BOWL TYPE IDEAS THAT
CAN GET YOU TO THAT, I HAVE
LISTENED ALL THE TIME.
BUT I DON'T WAN+@T TO CREATE SOE
FAKE POINT.
FAKE POINT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, SINCE I
HAVE TO WRITE THE CHECK, THEN
I'VE ALWAYS MADE THE DECISION,
AT THE END OF THE DAY.
DOES THAT MEAN I HAVE MADE THE
DECISION IN SPITE OF WHAT THE
PEOPLE THAT I THINK ARE SMART
ADVISE ME TO DO?
NOT AT ALL.
JIMMY AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A
SUBJECT OF, WHO DID THIS+@, WHO
+@
SUBJECT OF, WHO DID THIS+@, WHO MADE THE DECISION, WHO MADE
+@THAT?
+@THAT?
+@THAT? I
+@THAT? I HAD TO WRITE THE CHECK.
BUT I CERTAINLY LISTEN TO HIM.
DALE: YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
JIMMIE JOHNSON, THAT YOU
REPLACED WITH BARRY SWITZER.
EVERY TIME I MENTION HIM I WANT
TO BE CAREFUL.
GET BACK IN YOUR CHAIR.
GET BACK IN YOUR CHAIR.+@ BUT MY REAL QUESTION WAS, AND
THIS DOES HELP MY ARM, WOULD'VE
FOOTBALL GENERAL MANAGER HAVE
HIRED HIM?
HIRED HIM? WAS AT THE WORST MISTAKE YOU
EVER MADE?
EVER MADE? >> HE HAD THE BEST FINGERPRINTS
OF ANYBODY THAT I HAVE EVER+@ HD
IN COACHING.
IN COACHING. AND HE COULD PUT IT OUT THERE
GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD. I
GOOD. I WON'T DO IT AGAIN.
BUT MY COLLEGE COACH TOLD ME ONE
TIME, JERRY, I HAVE RECRUITED
TWO JUNI+@ORS IQ+@S AND YOU ARE
TIME, JERRY, I HAVE RECRUITED TWO JUNI+@ORS IQ+@S AND YOU ARET
ONE OF THEM.
BUT HE SAID BARRY SWITZER AND
JIMMIE JOHNSON ARE MY TWO GENIUS
RECRUITS.
RECRUITS.
RECRUITS. THE COMMISSIONER ASKED ME ONE
TIME TO HEAD A COMMITTEE TO COME
UP WITH WAYS TO COACH OWNERS HOW
TO HIRE COACHES BECAUSE WE HAD
ENJOYED SUCCESS EARLY.
AND I SAID, COMMISSIONER, I NEED
TO BE IN THE AUDIENCE, I DON'T
NEED TO BE CHAIRING THE
COMMITTEE BECAUSE I'VE RUN OUT
OF TEAMMATES I DON'T KNOW WHERE
TO GO FROM HER+@E ON HIRING
COACHES.
COACHES.
COACHES. AND THOSE WERE THE CRITERIA.
DALE: I WILL SAY THAT YOUR
PROFESSOR OR COACH W+@AS HALF
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. WHAT WAS THE BIGGER MISTAKE,
WHAT WAS THE BIGGER MISTAKE,+@ HIRING BARRY SWITZER OR FIRING
ME FOR THE RADIO BROADCAST?
>> LET ME SAY THIS, IT'S KIND OF
LIKE SOME OTHER THINGS.
WHO REALLY GIVES A DASH -- WHO
REALLY GIVES A
>>
>> IS
>> IS NOT
>> IS NOT S
>> IS NOT SE RADIO BROADCAST THE DAY BEFORE
YOU FIRED ME?
>> TH+@E GREAT RON CHAPMAN CALLD
ME, HE WAS TECHNICALLY YOUR BOSS
, AND TOLD ME, I UNDERSTAND HE'S
QUITTING, NOBODY'S QUITTING ME,
I WILL FIRE HIM BEFORE HE GETS A
CHANC+@E TO COMMUNICATE