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Spurrier only had one measly national championship.
Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:12 am
Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:12 am
And he is commonly considered to be on the Mount Rushmore of SEC football coaches? I don't think so. And let's not forget the cowardly way he left South Carolina.
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Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:12 am to Uga Alum
And all this time I thought he had 3 or 4...
Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:15 am to Uga Alum
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Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:18 am to Uga Alum
He also inherited a program that was almost irrelevant before him
Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:19 am to Uga Alum
For some reason this picture seems relevant to this thread.
Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:20 am to bigDgator
SEC Champs in '42. Must have been a pretty good team. 
Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:22 am to Uga Alum
He also turned South Carolina football into a winner. That’s an incredible feat.
Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:22 am to Uga Alum
He won 11 games in 3 consecutive seasons at South Carolina. Nobody in their right mind (myself included) thought that would ever happen in Columbia.
Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:24 am to bigDgator
Dooley had just as many national championships and SEC Championships as Spurrier. Sounds like they are equal to me.
Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:24 am to Uga Alum
His offense changed the game
Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:25 am to Mulkey Man
So he is one of the greatest SEC coaches of all time for that?
Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:26 am to Uga Alum
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So he is one of the greatest SEC coaches of all time for that?
For his career accomplishments, yes, he is up there.
Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:28 am to S
So did Mike Leach's offense. Yet he isn't considered one of the greatest coaches of all time.
Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:34 am to Uga Alum
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So did Mike Leach's offense
Correct
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he isn't considered one of the greatest coaches of all time.
Probably because
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national championship
Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:34 am to Uga Alum
Funny how UGA fans forget… Spurrier kicked off a span where UGA won about once every decade for a couple decades.
He changed the game.
He said things other coaches lacked the courage to say.
He made USC relevant.
He had a winning record at Duke.
But mostly we liked him because he kept UGA fans humble, after claiming their yearly August national championships for so long.
He changed the game.
He said things other coaches lacked the courage to say.
He made USC relevant.
He had a winning record at Duke.
But mostly we liked him because he kept UGA fans humble, after claiming their yearly August national championships for so long.
Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:39 am to concrete_tiger
Moron, nobody is saying he isn’t a good coach. My beef is with the fact that people want to compare him to the Bryants and Sabans of the world. When Kirby retires, he will have a much more impressive resume than Spurrier. Dooley is on par with him now.
Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:43 am to Uga Alum
He also had a bunch of top 5 finishes. His Florida teams were always dangerous, and we’ve seen what SEC teams can do in the playoffs.
The majority of his Florida tenure predated even the BCS. I’d wager he would have had another title if he coached in the playoff era.
The majority of his Florida tenure predated even the BCS. I’d wager he would have had another title if he coached in the playoff era.
Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:46 am to Ghost of Colby
Nebraska ate his lunch. I doubt it.
Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:46 am to Ghost of Colby
In fact, the only year he won the natty he got a redo with Florida St.
Posted on 4/22/23 at 9:49 am to Uga Alum
Steve Spurrier is a national treasure.
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