Steve Spurrier going to retire after this season.
Apparently back to back losses to the Mildcats was too embarrassing.
Apparently back to back losses to the Mildcats was too embarrassing.
The "Ole Ball Coach" is being turned out to pasture.
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Two jobs are now open...one is elite in the "Real USC" in Los Angeles...the other is USCjr...
It's now being reported as retiring immediately. An interim coach will be announced. WOW! A mid season retirement?
Two straight losses to LPT will do that to a guy.
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Steve Spurrier quotes :
“We thought we had done something good beating Clemson. And then Kentucky beat ’em.”
In the summer of 2007, following UK’s win over Clemson in the 2006 Music City Bowl, Spurrier seized the opportunity to get another dig in on the Cats. He told reporters at SEC Media Days, “We thought we had done something good beating Clemson. And then Kentucky beat ’em.”
“Kentucky has a heck of a punter, I know that.”
Winning 54-3 and holding the Cats to 96 total yards just wasn’t enough for Spurrier in 2011. He had to stick it to Kentucky in his postgame press conference, too.
When asked about the game in his press conference, he said, “Kentucky has a heck of a punter, I know that.”
“We could have picked up 70 or 80 points today,” he added. “But 50 was enough.”
“If I had a defense like Hal Mumme has, I would be trying them on every kickoff.”
Kentucky attempted several onside kicks in its 55-28 loss to Florida in 1997, leading Spurrier to say, “If I had a defense like Hal Mumme has, I would be trying them on every kickoff.”
“These sort of games don’t prove very much. All it proves is we’re better than Kentucky.”
After destroying Kentucky, 65-0, in Bill Curry’s final season in 1996, Steve Spurrier said, “These sort of games don’t prove very much. All it proves is we’re better than Kentucky.”
“They were padding their stats and I decided we were going to pad ours.”
Trailing Spurrier’s Gators in the second half in 2000, a freshman Jared Lorenzen picked the Florida defense apart, racking up 360 yards on 59 pass attempts in the game. Then with under a minute to go and a three-touchdown lead, Spurrier called for a bomb, rather than taking a knee to end the game. Rex Grossman hit Jabar Gaffney for a 43-yard score with five seconds to go.
Afterward, Spurrier defended the play call, saying, “I guess they’re upset about that pass. Well I called it. If there’s 1:13 left, would that have been any nicer? They were padding their stats and I decided we were going to pad ours. Because ours were sufferin’. If Kentucky wants to be mad about it, we’ll be up in Lexington next year, and they can do something about it then.”
“We thought we had done something good beating Clemson. And then Kentucky beat ’em.”
In the summer of 2007, following UK’s win over Clemson in the 2006 Music City Bowl, Spurrier seized the opportunity to get another dig in on the Cats. He told reporters at SEC Media Days, “We thought we had done something good beating Clemson. And then Kentucky beat ’em.”
“Kentucky has a heck of a punter, I know that.”
Winning 54-3 and holding the Cats to 96 total yards just wasn’t enough for Spurrier in 2011. He had to stick it to Kentucky in his postgame press conference, too.
When asked about the game in his press conference, he said, “Kentucky has a heck of a punter, I know that.”
“We could have picked up 70 or 80 points today,” he added. “But 50 was enough.”
“If I had a defense like Hal Mumme has, I would be trying them on every kickoff.”
Kentucky attempted several onside kicks in its 55-28 loss to Florida in 1997, leading Spurrier to say, “If I had a defense like Hal Mumme has, I would be trying them on every kickoff.”
“These sort of games don’t prove very much. All it proves is we’re better than Kentucky.”
After destroying Kentucky, 65-0, in Bill Curry’s final season in 1996, Steve Spurrier said, “These sort of games don’t prove very much. All it proves is we’re better than Kentucky.”
“They were padding their stats and I decided we were going to pad ours.”
Trailing Spurrier’s Gators in the second half in 2000, a freshman Jared Lorenzen picked the Florida defense apart, racking up 360 yards on 59 pass attempts in the game. Then with under a minute to go and a three-touchdown lead, Spurrier called for a bomb, rather than taking a knee to end the game. Rex Grossman hit Jabar Gaffney for a 43-yard score with five seconds to go.
Afterward, Spurrier defended the play call, saying, “I guess they’re upset about that pass. Well I called it. If there’s 1:13 left, would that have been any nicer? They were padding their stats and I decided we were going to pad ours. Because ours were sufferin’. If Kentucky wants to be mad about it, we’ll be up in Lexington next year, and they can do something about it then.”
With all that slap I guess B2B losses would force you to pull the plug.
It HAD to be a wake up call if you've slid that far down the pecking order.
It HAD to be a wake up call if you've slid that far down the pecking order.
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More Steve Spurrier quotes :
“Can’t spell Citrus without UT.”
Back in the day, the Citrus Bowl was designated for a second-choice team from the SEC. Tennessee was Spurrier’s SEC East rival at the time, and he poked fun at Phil Fulmer and the Vols’ back-to-back appearances, saying, “You can’t spell Citrus without UT.”
He also said, “I know why Peyton Manning came back for his senior year. He wanted to be a three-time Citrus Bowl MVP.”
“…But the real tragedy was that 15 hadn’t been colored yet.”
Spurrier used an old joke to poke fun at Auburn while talking to Florida fans. He told them there was a fire at the Auburn football dorm and 20 books were destroyed.
“… But the real tragedy was that 15 hadn’t been colored yet.”
“I don’t know. I sort of always liked playing them that second game because you could always count on them having two or three key players suspended.”
In 2012, the Southeastern Conference expansion moved Georgia back a few weeks on South Carolina’s schedule. The game had been played on the second weekend of the season for 10 of the previous 12 years.
When asked about the change, Spurrier said, “I don’t know. I sort of always liked playing them that second game because you could always count on them having two or three key players suspended.”
“Can’t spell Citrus without UT.”
Back in the day, the Citrus Bowl was designated for a second-choice team from the SEC. Tennessee was Spurrier’s SEC East rival at the time, and he poked fun at Phil Fulmer and the Vols’ back-to-back appearances, saying, “You can’t spell Citrus without UT.”
He also said, “I know why Peyton Manning came back for his senior year. He wanted to be a three-time Citrus Bowl MVP.”
“…But the real tragedy was that 15 hadn’t been colored yet.”
Spurrier used an old joke to poke fun at Auburn while talking to Florida fans. He told them there was a fire at the Auburn football dorm and 20 books were destroyed.
“… But the real tragedy was that 15 hadn’t been colored yet.”
“I don’t know. I sort of always liked playing them that second game because you could always count on them having two or three key players suspended.”
In 2012, the Southeastern Conference expansion moved Georgia back a few weeks on South Carolina’s schedule. The game had been played on the second weekend of the season for 10 of the previous 12 years.
When asked about the change, Spurrier said, “I don’t know. I sort of always liked playing them that second game because you could always count on them having two or three key players suspended.”
He can say whatever he wants about Peyton Manning but, FOR SURE, he doesn't want to compare his NFL career with Peyton's. Spurrier has proven his ability as a football coach but his career suffered greatly in the past two seasons with terrible recruiting and decision making during games.
GO CARDS - BEAT EVERYBODY!!! God Bless America!!!
GO CARDS - BEAT EVERYBODY!!! God Bless America!!!
Thanks for all of these quotes. We will miss the Old Ball Coach for sure!