re: Predict the football teams record for 2014

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I appreciate the info.

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My pleasure RoyalAir. We're all trading info around here. I don't keep up with recruiting like y'all do, I only pay attention after they sign, unless I have a personal connection or have had something shared with me, so we're good. We've got a good thing going-on in here.

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That was a good read rooster. Since you're opening up the behind the scenes for us I have a question of my own, regarding what happens when Spurrier retires.
You've said many many times that you strongly believe that we're keeping it in house and Spurrier Jr. will take over.
How are you so confident on that knowing how much can change in just a few short years in the coaching world?
Thanks for the insight.

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Oh you're definitely correct CockRocket. Things change quickly in the coaching world, they do. I mean we need look no further in our past than the Holtz years to see that. Or who would have thunk-it, back in '96, that Brad Scott's brat Jeff would be recruiting for the taterheads today?

Things do change quickly. But then there is Steve Spurrier.

I'm not going to sit here and declare him perfect, because that a-hole is far from it. I've never met a more egotistical full of hubris fella in my life with the possible exception of Eric Hyman. Hyman was just a douche. Mike McGee was my guy, fair but tough, and McGee was old school so you knew where you stood with McGee.

I should probably rephrase that about Spurrier. The HBC is probably guarded for a good reason. He chooses those who he let's close to him very very carefully. Most successful people have to be that way over time - Spurrier probably handles it better than most honestly, but he can still be an a-hole from time to time and he can really be demanding, a prima donna when he wants to be, especially when touring the clubs over the summer months. But the guy is successful, very competitive and unknown to most people - Spurrier is very very organized and very intuitive. He has a very solid feel for things in his control.

Now, that prick Jamie Speronis gets a lot of credit for managing the football program - but Spurrier is the CEO, make no mistake about that, Spurrier is in charge completely, especially now that Hyman is gone and Ray is the AD. Ray is smart like that and not nearly as egotistical or a control freak as Hyman was. That's not taking anything away from Tanner, but he suffered under Hyman like everyone else did so he sees it from a coach's perspective.

So now to the point of your question.

Spurrier is, by nature, very calculating. He plans ahead. Most Generals are this way. They are strategic in everything they do but they are also politicians and Spurrier knows how to play the game. So does Jerri - and that's important. They make a helluva team and have all fronts covered.

Keep that in mind for a moment.

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