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re: "I left because we had a mess of a team, and I was the head coach and I created" -Spurrier
Posted on 12/20/18 at 10:35 pm to theGarnetWay
Posted on 12/20/18 at 10:35 pm to theGarnetWay
It just disappoints the hell out of me that he knows full well he created the problems and instead of doing the right thing and staying around to at least give a REAL attempt at fixing it, he just walked away and left us with a smoking pile of embers bc the program had already burned to the ground. Just walked away and left it for someone else to deal with while he stayed for a good bit of time in the position of "ambassador" at Carolina.
I lost a ton of respect for him and I will never regain that respect for him. To me, it showed exactly who he really is. A person's true character often is not seen until they are placed in a particularly stressful, difficult situation...the way they handle it speaks volumes. Do they rise to the occasion or tuck tail and haul arse? We all know which of the two he did.
I lost a ton of respect for him and I will never regain that respect for him. To me, it showed exactly who he really is. A person's true character often is not seen until they are placed in a particularly stressful, difficult situation...the way they handle it speaks volumes. Do they rise to the occasion or tuck tail and haul arse? We all know which of the two he did.
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Posted on 12/20/18 at 11:34 pm to Carolina_Girl
If he was in his forties I'd probably feel that way but he was almost 70. I'll wait until I reach that age and then, if I can remember it, take another look at his situation and make a judgement...but right now I'm apt to kind of forgive him. Not for letting our program fall apart but for walking away like he did. I can kind of understand it, it's not like he's coaching somewhere else now. I'll always like the guy and be grateful for what he did at Carolina.
EDIT: Well I just realized that he is coaching again. hmmmmm
EDIT: Well I just realized that he is coaching again. hmmmmm
This post was edited on 12/20/18 at 11:36 pm
Posted on 12/21/18 at 3:23 am to Carolina_Girl
It also should be mentioned that he actually retired the season before but was talked into coming back one more year by the ad and Jeri. His heart was already out of it. We should have already had a plan for his exit.
Posted on 12/21/18 at 4:33 pm to Carolina_Girl
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It just disappoints the hell out of me that he knows full well he created the problems and instead of doing the right thing and staying around to at least give a REAL attempt at fixing it, he just walked away and left us with a smoking pile of embers bc the program had already burned to the ground. Just walked away and left it for someone else to deal with while he stayed for a good bit of time in the position of "ambassador" at Carolina.
He hung y'all out to dry. Don't get me wrong, Spurrier did some great things at USC and he's an amazing coach. But his last two or so years at USC I think he was "retired" already in his mind and just going through the motions.
A HC that half asses his job is a disaster, particularly in the SEC. Hell, we hired Bielema and he believed that taking it easy during the off season and early season was the best way to keep the team "fresh" late in the season. It will be years before Arkansas can climb out of the smoking crater our program is in thanks to that.
I'm sure Spurrier have a good time walking along the sidelines and throwing out a few zingers with his new job but I don't get the sense he's taking it seriously.
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