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The Legacy of Steve Spurrier

Posted on 1/1/13 at 3:44 pm
Posted by Ross
Member since Oct 2007
47824 posts
Posted on 1/1/13 at 3:44 pm
Where do you rank Spurrier all time amongst SEC coaches, because you have to figure he'd be pretty high. Revolutionized how the SEC played football with his Fun n Gun and now has South Carolina playing an elite brand of football.
Posted by RollTide1987
Augusta, GA
Member since Nov 2009
65147 posts
Posted on 1/1/13 at 3:45 pm to
I'd probably rank him third behind Bryant and Neyland.

Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
35893 posts
Posted on 1/1/13 at 3:45 pm to
I think he is better than Saban.
Posted by UFownstSECsince1950
Member since Dec 2009
32607 posts
Posted on 1/1/13 at 3:45 pm to
Any other coach win 4 straight SEC titles??

Cause Saban has never even won 2 straight

Posted by Tiger n Miami AU83
Miami
Member since Oct 2007
45656 posts
Posted on 1/1/13 at 3:48 pm to
Top 3. Maybe top 2. What he did at UF was unreal.

Now he has turned SC into a very good and consistent winner and done stuff no other coach ever has there (back to back 11 win seasons, highly ranked).
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
64179 posts
Posted on 1/1/13 at 3:52 pm to
So the gamecocks squeak by the outback bowl, and Spurrier is AMONG the greatest coaches of all time?
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown
Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Oct 2007
22064 posts
Posted on 1/1/13 at 3:53 pm to
Great coach. Kind of a douche. Now, he's a leaning a bit more towards bitter old man. Uses up his players.
Posted by JimMorrison
The Peninsula
Member since May 2012
20747 posts
Posted on 1/1/13 at 4:07 pm to
Spurrier is only second to Bryant
Posted by deaux68
Tuscaloosa
Member since Dec 2007
5283 posts
Posted on 1/1/13 at 4:38 pm to
1) Bryant
2a) Neyland
2b) Spurrier

At some point you have to start mentioning Saban in there.
Posted by CockInYourEar
Charlotte
Member since Sep 2012
22458 posts
Posted on 1/1/13 at 5:03 pm to
Top 5 for sure. He still has a couple more years to improve upon that as well. We'll see what happens.
Posted by nc14
La Jolla
Member since Jan 2012
28193 posts
Posted on 1/1/13 at 5:05 pm to
Elite?

Spurrier is in a small group at the top, from his UF days.
Posted by rangers911
Member since Jun 2009
5159 posts
Posted on 1/1/13 at 5:12 pm to
I think realistically in accomplishments I'd say 3rd in SEC all time. If you take into account what he's done at UF and USC, I'd put him tops. He changed the way the entire SEC played football. He dominated the conference at a time when there was a lot of parity of talent and coaching.

He's done an amazing job at USC.
Posted by tigernchicago
Alabama
Member since Sep 2003
5075 posts
Posted on 1/1/13 at 6:26 pm to
I am surprised no one has mentioned Bobby Dodd of Georgia Tech.

He may have been Gen Neyland's equal.

An intersting thread would be to name the best HC of each SEC school. A few names may be mentioned twice...
Posted by JDM1992
In your head
Member since Dec 2011
15141 posts
Posted on 1/1/13 at 6:28 pm to
This post was edited on 2/15/13 at 3:05 pm
Posted by Dandy Lion
Member since Feb 2010
50255 posts
Posted on 1/1/13 at 6:31 pm to
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