re: Spurrier jab during trophy presentation

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Spurrier is the oldest coach in the league and is a respected coach. He should act this way, and not be so childish about his rival. Beating your rival says a lot more than little silly remarks.
These remarks only show you to be a silly old man.
What might have been cute when he was 30 is not so cute at 69. I really would not want Coach Saban to make a lot of silly little digs at Auburn, because I think it would just belittle himself. Spurrier has done more at SC than any other coach, but they still haven't won anything, so quit trying to act like you did when you were at Florida and winning national championships or when you won the Heisman.

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This is such an Alabama fan response.

USC had done practically nothing in its history prior to Spurrier and was a perennial doormat before Holtz got there. Clemson was the school in that state for many years, and Spurrier used his notoriety and coaching chops to pull USC up to near elite level, and they're owning Clemson in the process. Clemson owns the lifetime record against them by more than 20 games, and before Spurrier, USC hadn't beaten them in consecutive years since the Nixon administration. There's a reason he's consistently lobbing insults at Clemson and not Georgia, Florida or Vandy.

Plus, stop acting like Dabo has been a gentleman about it. He's bitten on practically all of Spurrier's barbs, which makes the USC trolling even easier.