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re: Why was Spurrier unable to bring the air raid offense he had at Florida to USCe?
Posted on 10/3/15 at 6:04 am to UKWildcats
Posted on 10/3/15 at 6:04 am to UKWildcats
No doubt. Holtz had achieved a decent measure of success before Spurrier, won some bowl games against Ohio State I believe. The wheels were pointed in the right direction when they hired OBC.
But yes, SC had some lean, lean years in the 80s and 90s. Somehow they always packed that stadium out then though!
But yes, SC had some lean, lean years in the 80s and 90s. Somehow they always packed that stadium out then though!
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Posted on 10/3/15 at 6:37 am to Honest Tune
The game has changed.....
Spurrier used to make a livign off defenses that were set up to stop the run mostly. The SEC was a very run 1st conference back then. Spurrier would find mismatches all-the-time. Spurrier forced teams to put more cover guys on the field-of-play and he'd find the weakest link to pick on. Today, defenses have the players & schemes to stop teams with 5 great receivers and RB's that can catch. Back then, not so much! Many weak links to find and Spurrier was eating at a buffet back then.
It's nto so much what Spurrier has done, it's that the game (Defenses) has caught up to him. Plus, this one of the reasons FSU and Bama gave Spurrier the most trouble back then. Both FSU and Bama had the athletes, on defense, to cover those extra receivers & RB's. Having slow LB's and bad CB's, on defense, made you very vulnerable with 1990's Spurrier.
Spurrier used to make a livign off defenses that were set up to stop the run mostly. The SEC was a very run 1st conference back then. Spurrier would find mismatches all-the-time. Spurrier forced teams to put more cover guys on the field-of-play and he'd find the weakest link to pick on. Today, defenses have the players & schemes to stop teams with 5 great receivers and RB's that can catch. Back then, not so much! Many weak links to find and Spurrier was eating at a buffet back then.
It's nto so much what Spurrier has done, it's that the game (Defenses) has caught up to him. Plus, this one of the reasons FSU and Bama gave Spurrier the most trouble back then. Both FSU and Bama had the athletes, on defense, to cover those extra receivers & RB's. Having slow LB's and bad CB's, on defense, made you very vulnerable with 1990's Spurrier.
This post was edited on 10/3/15 at 6:40 am
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