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re: South Carolina fans, why was Richard Bell fired in 1982 after just one year?
Posted on 8/13/14 at 2:46 pm to winyahpercy
Posted on 8/13/14 at 2:46 pm to winyahpercy
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Was that clear going in to '82? BTW, wasn't Red Wilson at Duke? Regardless Tennessee had an interim Jim McDonald in 1963 and Ole Miss had the no socks guy with the Jim Bob type name (can't remember) in '94.
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Spurrier didn't come to Duke until 1987. Bell was an interim coach that lost to Furman. Carlen was fired because he wouldn't go along w/ Holderman shifting athletic dept. funds into his slush account. The cheerleader story was probably true but not the reason. When we hired Joe Morrison, the university provided house for both he and his wife as well as another apartment for his mistress.
Actually, all of y'all were correct to an extent. Spurrier was at Duke, but as Wilson's Offensive Coordinator, so in a sense Bell-led USC lost to Wilson AND Spurrier. After that season, Spurrier was hired into his first head coaching stint, as HC of the USFL Tampa Bay Bandits. When the USFL folded under, Wilson by then was retiring, and Duke re-hired Spurrier, this time as Wilson's replacement as head coach....
This post was edited on 8/13/14 at 2:47 pm
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Posted on 8/13/14 at 3:44 pm to ConwayGamecock
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When the USFL folded under, Wilson by then was retiring, and Duke re-hired Spurrier
actually, Steve Sloan coached Duke after Wilson and before Spurrier
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