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re: Has Steve Spurrier underachieved?

Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:01 pm to
Posted by HinesvilleThrill
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Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:01 pm to
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Yes. Richt belongs in the Mount Rushmore of all time underachievers. Richt = Helen Hunt without a ring.


Fantastic post. Could not agree more.
Posted by tween the hedges
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:03 pm to
I think Saban has skewed reality, but more than one national championship for a coach is a pretty rare thing.
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
64569 posts
Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:04 pm to
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I think Saban has skewed reality, but more than one national championship for a coach is a pretty rare thing.

bingo
Posted by HinesvilleThrill
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Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:05 pm to
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How many nattys does Richt have?


Zero. Thanks for asking. Richt can't hold Spurrier's jock strap. Now back to my question.
Posted by HinesvilleThrill
Skidaway Island
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:06 pm to
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I think Saban has skewed reality, but more than one national championship for a coach is a pretty rare thing.


Probably a lot of truth to this.
Posted by HinesvilleThrill
Skidaway Island
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:08 pm to
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He's 16-8 against Georgia as both a player at UF and a coach at UF and Cackalacky


Yes, he's done very well against the Little Sister of the Poor. But given his ability, does he belong on college football's Mount Rushmore?
Posted by CHSgc
Charleston, SC
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:15 pm to
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But given his ability


WTF are you talking a/b? "Given his ability" he's already recognized as a Hall of Famer. One of the all-time winningest coaches in history. Coaches have positive and negatives, they're human beings. Acting like b/c Spurrier is wired differently and doesn't make recruiting his #1 priority that he's somehow underachieving is missing the point. What if he devoted his last 5 yrs to recruiting like crazy and all of a sudden he started being less prepared for games?

The guy works hard, period. He doesn't work hard like you think he should work, but he didn't get to where he is by goofing off.
This post was edited on 3/5/14 at 6:16 pm
Posted by Dirty Whistle
Member since Jul 2011
1159 posts
Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:17 pm to
Yes. Saban and Malzahn would win multiple SEC Championships at SC and maybe a Natty for Saban. SC has enough money and support they just need a coach that is not past their prime and actually likes to recruit. Spurrier has built a great foundation though.
Posted by FourThreeForty
Member since May 2013
17290 posts
Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:19 pm to
If it wasn't for a mulligan, Steve Spurrier would be another Richt with a better record.


But South Carolina and lots of meaningless SEC titles amirite?
Posted by CockRocket
Columbia, SC
Member since May 2012
6840 posts
Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:21 pm to
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FourThreeForty
Now it's a Spurrier thread.

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If it wasn't for a mulligan
Posted by gamecocks22
SC
Member since Dec 2012
4913 posts
Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:23 pm to
Irony is rich in that one.
Posted by Tornado Alley
Member since Mar 2012
26510 posts
Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:29 pm to
I friggin love the HBC. I'm sure he gambles on his own games. Also, he gives absolutely zero fricks. I mean zero.
Posted by bgator85
Sarasota
Member since Aug 2007
6022 posts
Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:29 pm to
If he was at UF for all those 22 years and had those numbers I would say he underachieved, but given the circumstances I think he has done an elite job at both stops.
Posted by CHSgc
Charleston, SC
Member since Oct 2012
1658 posts
Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:29 pm to
Everybody pipe down and let the gentleman w/ the anime avatar talk football.
Posted by Korin
Member since Jan 2014
37935 posts
Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:33 pm to
At Florida? Yes.
At South Carolina? Absolutely not.
Posted by Korin
Member since Jan 2014
37935 posts
Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:33 pm to
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Everybody pipe down and let the gentleman w/ the anime avatar talk football.

What's wrong with having an anime avatar?
Posted by gamecocks22
SC
Member since Dec 2012
4913 posts
Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:39 pm to
Posted by HinesvilleThrill
Skidaway Island
Member since Sep 2012
3475 posts
Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:39 pm to
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WTF are you talking a/b? "Given his ability" he's already recognized as a Hall of Famer. One of the all-time winningest coaches in history. Coaches have positive and negatives, they're human beings. Acting like b/c Spurrier is wired differently and doesn't make recruiting his #1 priority that he's somehow underachieving is missing the point. What if he devoted his last 5 yrs to recruiting like crazy and all of a sudden he started being less prepared for games?

The guy works hard, period. He doesn't work hard like you think he should work, but he didn't get to where he is by goofing off.


Methinks you don't know what "underachieve" means.
Posted by athenslife101
Member since Feb 2013
18555 posts
Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:50 pm to
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Posted by CockRocket
Columbia, SC
Member since May 2012
6840 posts
Posted on 3/5/14 at 7:22 pm to
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Methinks you don't know what "underachieve" means.
No, you're just basing that off of something you made up- "given his ability"

He has done what no other coach has been able to do at SC and he's doing it when the SEC has never been stronger and he has to recruit against Clemson, Georgia, Tennessee, Bama, Auburn, Florida, UNC, etc.
That to me, sounds like overachieving.
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