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Where would you rank Steve Spurrier all time as a coach?
Posted on 11/18/20 at 1:00 am
Posted on 11/18/20 at 1:00 am
What he did at Florida was amazing. But in some ways, what he pulled off at South Carolina might be just as amazing. I mean 3 X 11 win seasons in a row. That man knows football.
Posted on 11/18/20 at 1:02 am to MullenBoys
Oh, and he is deff one of my top favorite SEC coaches ever, both coaching and his wit during interviews.
Posted on 11/18/20 at 1:08 am to MullenBoys
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What he did at Florida was amazing. But in some ways, what he pulled off at South Carolina might be just as amazing. I mean 3 X 11 win seasons in a row. That man knows football.
Never could get the east division. Pinkel took it away 2 times from him!
Posted on 11/18/20 at 1:14 am to MullenBoys
His only national championship was a mulligan but people suck his dick like it’s a winning lottery ticket flavored lollipop.
He’s right at wherever Fisher is I suppose.
He’s right at wherever Fisher is I suppose.
Posted on 11/18/20 at 1:25 am to MullenBoys
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What he did at Florida was amazing
Spurrier and his Gators accomplished a number of memorable feats during his twelve seasons in Gainesville (1990–2001), including:
Won one national championship (1996), and played for another (1995).[6]
Won six SEC championships (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000).[6]
Named SEC Coach of the Year five times (1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996).[6]
First Heisman Trophy-winner to coach a Heisman Trophy-winner (Danny Wuerffel).[6]
Won at least nine games in each of his twelve seasons, one of only three coaches in major college history to do so.[6]
Averaged more than ten wins per season.[6]
Ranked in the final top fifteen in each of his twelve seasons, including nine top-ten finishes, five final top-five rankings, and an average end-of-season ranking of 6.8.[6]
Appeared among the top twenty-five teams in the weekly polls 202 of a possible 203 weeks, including each of his last 202 consecutive weeks. The Gators were ranked number one in the polls twenty-nine times, appeared among the top five team for 117 weeks, and among the nation's top ten teams for 179 weeks.[6]
Appeared in a bowl game in each of his last eleven seasons—every season in which the Gators were eligible—one of only five schools to do so during the same time period.[6]
Only coach in major college history to win as many as 120 games in his first twelve seasons at one school (an overall record of 122–27–1, with a winning percentage of .8167).[6]
One of only two coaches in major college history to win ten or more games in six consecutive seasons (1993–1998).[6]
Only college football team to score at least 500 points, including bowl games, for four consecutive years (1993–1996) since the NCAA began keeping statistics in 1937.[6]
Posted on 11/18/20 at 1:33 am to TrueLefty
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Never could get the east division.
Uh, wut
Spurrier's Gamecocks won the SEC Eastern Division championship for the first time in school history in 2010, clinching the title with a convincing 36–14 victory at "The Swamp" over the Florida Gators. It was a season of firsts for South Carolina, including their first win at Florida, first win over a No. 1 ranked team (Alabama), and first time sweeping the November "Orange Crush" portion of their schedule with wins over Tennessee, Florida and Clemson. Following a 9–3 regular season and an appearance in the SEC championship game, Spurrier was named SEC Coach of the Year by his fellow coaches in the conference.[128]
The Gamecocks had another strong season in 2011, beating every opponent in the division. However, losses to Arkansas and Auburn cost them a return appearance in the SEC title game. With a 34–13 rout of Clemson, the Gamecocks won 10 games for only the second time in their 119-year football history. In the 2012 Capital One Bowl, the Gamecocks dispatched Nebraska 30-13 to win their school-record 11th game. They also finished eighth in the AP Poll and ninth in the Coaches' Poll—their first top-ten finishes in a major media poll in school history.
Posted on 11/18/20 at 1:35 am to FourThreeForty
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His only national championship was a mulligan but people suck his dick like it’s a winning lottery ticket flavored lollipop.
I’m not going to argue with you but Spurrier was scoring a lot of points at Florida and to turn SC around the way he did was remarkable.
As far as Mizzou goes I give them their due for those 2 years but to knock Spurrier as a great coach is plain stupid.
And his loss to Nebraska in the title game, well, Nebraska had one of the greatest teams EVER in college football history. That OL they had was tops, all of them and nobody could stop them.
This post was edited on 11/18/20 at 1:39 am
Posted on 11/18/20 at 1:36 am to MullenBoys
He was ahead of his time, changed football in the SEC.
And ppl gave him the usual "You cant do that (Air Ball aka Fun N Gun) in the SEC" when he arrived... They were wrong.
And ppl gave him the usual "You cant do that (Air Ball aka Fun N Gun) in the SEC" when he arrived... They were wrong.
This post was edited on 11/18/20 at 1:43 am
Posted on 11/18/20 at 1:37 am to MullenBoys
I think he has a strong argument for top 5 sec Coaches all time .
His consistency and records speak for themselves, and the fact he single handedly changed the culture at SC .
His consistency and records speak for themselves, and the fact he single handedly changed the culture at SC .
Posted on 11/18/20 at 1:42 am to GamecockUltimate
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think he has a strong argument for top 5 sec Coaches all time . His consistency and records speak for themselves, and the fact he single handedly changed the culture at SC .
Agree totally!
Posted on 11/18/20 at 1:48 am to MullenBoys
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And his loss to Nebraska in the title game
Uh, we don't talk about that
Posted on 11/18/20 at 1:48 am to FourThreeForty
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His only national championship was a mulligan but people suck his dick like it’s a winning lottery ticket flavored lollipop.
He dominated the SEC while it was down and then dominated the SEC East while it was down. Nebraska lit him up in the '95 Championship game, 62-24.
Posted on 11/18/20 at 1:50 am to redeye
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Nebraska lit him up in the '95 Championship game, 62-24.
They lit everyone up.. Forced Spurrier to change his thoughts on defense ect
Posted on 11/18/20 at 1:57 am to redeye
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Nebraska lit him up in the '95 Championship game
Dude lol, Nebraska put it on everyone. Greatest OL maybe in college history and they made DL’s look like shite. Just facts. They could move mountains.
Posted on 11/18/20 at 1:59 am to dbuchanon
With SC firing muschamp, a lot of gamecock fans are learning spurrier was even better than we thought. Our current roster has guys that are retweeting things saying “gamecock football is historically a 7 win program on average, don’t expect better” yet the spurrier era players and our new QB coach, Connor Shaw, have came out publicly blasting that mindset saying “it’s up to the players to fight for themselves and fight for the culture” and “history is built over time, and can be changed”
Posted on 11/18/20 at 2:05 am to clhawkins19
Nebraska rushed for 4,751 yards that year behind the best OL ever. They could eat clock and pound the ball while running over everyone.
They averaged 400 yards rushing per game with 7 yards per carry. How you gonna blame Spurrier for that? Like I said, that OL was so good they made the Johnny Carson show.
They averaged 400 yards rushing per game with 7 yards per carry. How you gonna blame Spurrier for that? Like I said, that OL was so good they made the Johnny Carson show.
Posted on 11/18/20 at 2:15 am to MullenBoys
I respect what he's done on the field, but I personally find him annoying. I guess he's earned that right though.
Posted on 11/18/20 at 6:44 am to momentoftruth87
Outside of Saban, he's the top SEC coach of the past 30 years. Just a little odd that for all the dominance on offense in the 90s, he only won the 1 NC.
Would he be on the Mt Rushmore of All-Time SEC coaches? It's tough considering Bama coaches would take up 2, maybe even 3, spots.
Would he be on the Mt Rushmore of All-Time SEC coaches? It's tough considering Bama coaches would take up 2, maybe even 3, spots.
This post was edited on 11/18/20 at 6:47 am
Posted on 11/18/20 at 7:16 am to MullenBoys
Well, he lost to Dubose twice in one year at UF.
How many teams did he quit on mid-season?
How many teams did he quit on mid-season?
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