re: Is this the cost of finally getting the playoffs in CFB?

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+1000


Go back and listen to what he had to say on the subject when he was at Florida.

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All of this. Spurrier deserves it every single time someone has the opportunity.

should have been 59-28

[quote]but late in the fourth quarter with a huge lead Sumlin kept calling passing plays going for the end zone.[/quote

Jesus Christ.

That was a 17 play drive that ate up 10 fricking minutes of the clock with NO POINTS.

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I'm completely aware that we got stomped by a better A&M team on Thursday... but late in the fourth quarter with a huge lead Sumlin kept calling passing plays going for the end zone. He was going for it on fourth down several times. His entire starting offense was in there for the whole game. Even when he has a freshman QB that could have gotten valuable experience against an SEC defense (of sorts). Is this going to be the new norm?

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Probably. Everybody will try to make a HUGE impression with impressive victories.

As others have pointed out, however, Spurrier has been known to do the same to a few schools in the past....one being Georgia. Not sure if he has done it at South Carolina or not. I DID see where you put 52 points up against Arkansas last season and 70 against Ittybitty U. Looks like Spurrier is getting a little dose of his own medicine.

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(or was maybe a nod to Spurrier's douche past)?

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This would be my guess. I still find him to be the most entertaining coach in college football, though.

Man, I hate what you're going through. We went through it last year. It's no fun, I know.

OP, Sumlin didn't even run up the score. You picked the wrong game to bitch about running up the score and you are simply coming across as a poor loser.

The game could have been much worse if Sumlin tried to run up the score in my opinion.

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That last drive where he went for it on fourth down twice? That's your mercy? It's not like your defense couldn't have got some backups playing time as well...

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are you trolling?

do you realize you are completely wrong on this?

you even said A&M threw to the endzone several times on that last drive which is 100% flat out false.

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That last drive where he went for it on fourth down twice? That's your mercy? It's not like your defense couldn't have got some backups playing time as well...

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So basically you wanted the ball back to have a chance to score another garbage time TD to make the loss look a little better? No thanks, we are fighting an uphill battle on the perception game as it is (at least with regards to defense)

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That last drive where he went for it on fourth down twice? That's your mercy? It's not like your defense couldn't have got some backups playing time as well...

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We kick a field goal... we are running it up.

We punt the ball... and South Carolina is chunking passes down the field trying to score a meaningless TD.

You know, there is a way to keep someone from running up the score, it is called stopping them with your D.

Never seen anyone complain about someone running up the score when no points were scored after the 12 minute mark of the 4th.

Richt is the one that tried to run up the score on Clemson. First down with less than a minute and they are pitching the ball. If you want to get a sore pussy, then start with Georgia.

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Well, considering A&M milked the clock instead of running up the score, as others have said, I guess you don't have anything to complain about.

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Eh.. I might have been in a stupor at the time and mixed it up. I definitely haven't had the motivation to re-watch it yet. So, forgive me Aggs... Sumlin's a stand-up guy and I'm an idiot...

There's no such thing as running up the score anyhow.