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Posted on 9/7/20 at 8:33 am to Trojan1998
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Spurrier is a quitter.
Doesn't every coach either quit or get fired?
Posted on 9/7/20 at 8:36 am to DawgsLife
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Doesn't every coach either quit or get fired?
Quitting mid season is just wrong.
Hardly any coach quits on their team mid-season. It is Bobby Petrino level ethics.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 8:41 am to DawgsLife
The far majority are fired. It is very rare for any coach to stay for long periods of time at any school and not get fired. Unless they are at legendary status and made so much money that when it is time, they just retire.
He should of at least finished out the 15 season and not abandoned his players like that. It just shows that when the going gets tough, just quit is the solution.
He should of at least finished out the 15 season and not abandoned his players like that. It just shows that when the going gets tough, just quit is the solution.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 8:54 am to Auburn80
Spurrier is funny as he'll.
He also lost twice in one season to Mike Dubose. One of those was an utter obliteration.
But he had Phil Fulmer's number when those were the two best teams in the SEC.
He also lost twice in one season to Mike Dubose. One of those was an utter obliteration.
But he had Phil Fulmer's number when those were the two best teams in the SEC.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 9:16 am to dchog
Bowden beat him out of a job twice. First time UF 1977, assistant to Doug Dickey. 2nd the 57-0 beat down FSU did on Clemson in ‘93 was beginning of the end. Deal was, Clemson went 9-3 that year.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 10:22 am to meansonny
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Quitting mid season is just wrong.
Hardly any coach quits on their team mid-season. It is Bobby Petrino level ethics.
No doubt and I do agree. but it doesn't color his entire career to me. People are trying to label his career as empty because of that one act. He had a great career and was an excellent coach. He obviously made one very bad decision.
My personal opinion is that there was a lot going on behind the scenes for him to make such a drastic move. maybe pressures from his bosses or something along those lines.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 10:27 am to dchog
quote:But all of them quit at some point.
The far majority are fired.
100% at some point in their career quit. quote:not really. he went through some pretty tough times and stuck it out. I mean he took the South Carolina job when they had been wandering in the wilderness for almost their entire history. I never understood the move, actually, but he wanted the challenge, I guess. So he did not quit when things got tough. they were tough from the outset at South Carolina. They were tough at the outset at Florida.
He should of at least finished out the 15 season and not abandoned his players like that. It just shows that when the going gets tough, just quit is the solution.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 10:34 am to 3down10
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Yeah, he only won a Heisman as a player,
Here's a story about his Heisman winning year.
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The seventh-ranked 1966 Florida Gators entered the game with a 7–0 record and the opportunity to clinch a share of their first-ever SEC title. The Gators' senior quarterback, Steve Spurrier, had just locked up the Heisman trophy the previous week with a stellar performance versus the Auburn Tigers. The Georgia-Florida game turned out very differently, however, as the Bulldogs defense dominated the game, and Spurrier threw three interceptions in the 27–10 Georgia victory. All-American defensive tackle Bill Stanfill would later reference Spurrier in recounting his experiences growing up on a farm in southwest Georgia before the advent of weightlifting: "Holding pigs for my dad to castrate was quite a challenge. I can't say that helped prepare me for football, but it sure did remind me an awful lot of sacking Steve Spurrier."
Posted on 9/7/20 at 10:35 am to Auburn80
I’ve just never gotten why every time Spurrier says something folks act like it’s the funniest thing they’ve ever heard. I’ll grant him on occasion he has a good zinger but most of what comes out of his mouth is just like every other grumpy old man.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 10:35 am to DawgsLife
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The far majority are fired.
But all of them quit at some point. 100% at some point in their career quit.
Disagree.
Jim Donnan was fired. Never took another head coaching position to get a chance to quit or be fired.
Same for Ray Goff.
One coach who wasn't fired nor quit... Erk Russell. There will never be another like him on this Earth. Walked into the sunset after a 15-0 season. God bless the man.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 10:48 am to piggilicious
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I’ve just never gotten why every time Spurrier says something folks act like it’s the funniest thing they’ve ever heard. I’ll grant him on occasion he has a good zinger but most of what comes out of his mouth is just like every other grumpy old man.
Because he goes beyond the realm of coach speak. he doesn't say much that every other coach thinks.....but he says them out loud.
His comments are not the canned tripe most coaches say.
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Posted on 9/7/20 at 10:53 am to meansonny
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Jim Donnan was fired. Never took another head coaching position to get a chance to quit or be fired.
Then he quit. I mean, he coached at Georgia for better or worse. He could have gotten another job somewhere.
quote:Very few die on the job, either.
One coach who wasn't fired nor quit... Erk Russell. There will never be another like him on this Earth. Walked into the sunset after a 15-0 season. God bless the man.
I guess my stance as an ex-player is this.
I would rather a coach leave if he has lost the fire than to stay and go though the motions. When a coach reaches that point the players can tell. If there is a player that does not want to be there I prefer they walk away instead of infecting everybody else with a lack of drive.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 10:53 am to DawgsLife
Ok that’s a good point, in his niche he’s somewhat unusual. I suppose I’ve worked with or for too many old snarly bastards in the past so he has minimal affect on me.
On another note, is affect or effect correct there? When I think it out they both seem to work...
On another note, is affect or effect correct there? When I think it out they both seem to work...
This post was edited on 9/7/20 at 10:57 am
Posted on 9/7/20 at 1:29 pm to DawgsLife
If you don't quit then eventually you will be fired. The contracts and buyouts are written in favor of the coaches. No one is quitting and leaving money on the table.
Still he should have finished the season unless he had health problems.
Still he should have finished the season unless he had health problems.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 1:49 pm to piggilicious
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old snarly bastards
That description fits me to a "T".
Affect was correct!
I usually have to stop and think about it, too, and most on here misuse it, but you got it right!
Posted on 9/7/20 at 1:53 pm to dchog
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If you don't quit then eventually you will be fired.
True. but eventually every coach stops coaching so the "quit". I get it. I am straining at gnats when I said what I said. I was actually trying to be cute and contrary. Yes, he quit in the middle of a season and for most that is unforgiveable, and I get that, too.
But, from a players perspective I would rather have a coach that does not want to be there leave than to go through the motions for optics sake. Spurrier had lost his fire and drive, so he quit. He should have done that before the season started, and probably shortly after the previous season ended.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 1:55 pm to ScoggDog
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Agreed. Anybody that could win at Duke, back in the day, was no slouch.
Totally agree with this. I often wondered what Spurrier would have done at LSU with all the talent in this state. IIRC, we as LSU fans KNEW, Saban was leaving for the NFL practically the whole year. Spurrier was sitting out there with no job. I think Lou Holtz was a big factor in getting Spurrier to South Carolina. That same year Saban bolts for the NFL and leaves LSU at the alter.
Saban recommends his good friend Houston"fricking Nutt, to replace him as the Head Coach at LSU. Good thing the powers that be didn't go that route. We ended up with Les Miles which wasn't bad, but damn, it would have been fun seeing Spurrier run that"Fun and Gun" offense here in Baton Rouge with all the weapons that would have been at his disposal and the talent in the state of Louisiana. Just my 2 cents.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 1:55 pm to dchog
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The contracts and buyouts are written in favor of the coaches. No one is quitting and leaving money on the table.
Typically you don't get a buyout when you quit. A buyout typically is for the coach if he gets fired, or for a team if they hire a coach away as a penalty.
If a coach quits like Spurrier did they typically forfeit any compensation owed to them for the remainder of the contract.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 1:58 pm to TeamLSU
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. I think Lou Holtz was a big factor in getting Spurrier to South Carolina.
Spurrier and Holtz were very good friends, so I think you are absolutely correct. A lot of people didn't know that. When Holtz's wife was diagnosed with cancer, Spurrier called Holtz at least every week to check on his wife.
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