re: South Carolina giving the team "11 Win Season" rings

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It get why they did it last year but it's gotten lame. Seems like Spurrier would say no more rings until a SEC or national championship.

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Each bowl gives the schools $387.00 for each player to use as they see fit ... some just give it to the players for bowl spending money. Some buy cheap watches with it. Others do other things with it but all teams usually let the players vote on what they wanna do with the money.

Spurrier has a long tradition, since his Duke days, to recommend rings if they win ... and he always recommends something unique. He did it at Florida too, and now he does it here. They've got a deal with Jostens or Badours, I can't remember which, to do the rings for the accepted price as a promotion.

When our guys win bowls recently (past two) they have elected to have the number 11 put on them ... not just for the number of wins but, in honor of their coach who they all admire and worship from what I understand. It's the team secret ... Spurrier's #11.

Spurrier has taken it as an honor and he has really attached himself to the school and the players in, and dare I say this because it is probably not going to be well understood ... but he seems to really love these guys. Of course, he told them to go ahead and get a 12 win season and they'll find another hidden meaning to share among themselves.