Wow! What a nightmare and yet, you haven't even gone to BED yet! Right now, I feel comfortable in telling Tennessee fans that I cheer for them unless they are playing UF or we need them to lose for us to take SEC East.
I also cheer for USC because it Spurrier and under the same conditions. But, if he went to UT, I would be a mess. Simple. BTW, you're right about the fans hating him. Most of them don't understand the type of QB he was and how he wouldn't have fit into their offensive scheme in the 60's. They just think he spurned them, so they hate him for it. Oh, and all those beatings in the 90's didn't help his case, either. ;-) Randy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 8:47 PM Subject: [gatortalk] Farfetched Nightmare Scenario > At this point, I am assuming that Fulmer is gone at the end of this > season. I think he would have been gone after last season had Tennessee > not backed into the SEC Championship Game. > > Anyway, say it is early December, and Tennessee is looking at a short list > of potential replacements. > > Question: is SOS on that list? > > Think about it. > > They can approach him and say "Okay, Coach Spurrier, we admire what you > are trying to do at South Carolina, but do you really think you'll be able > to pull them into the top tier of the SEC? We already are a top tier SEC > program; we just need you to bring us back to our rightful place. We have > the resources to put you back on top. > > "Here, recruiting won't be the uphill struggle it is in Columbia. From > here, you'll be much more likely to torment Georgia, and you'll be able to > stick your finger in the eye of Bernie Machen and Jeremy Foley. > > "The Tennessee fans would love having you on their side, after all these > years of you beating them. They would be incredibly supportive. It would > be like a homecoming for you. > > "Oh, and one last thing Coach Spurrier. Unlike at Alabama, we won't be > comparing your every move to what some long-dead coach would have done. > > "So what do you say, Steve? Are you ready to stop beating your head > against the wall at South Carolina and join us, and get back on a winning > team?" > > Likely? No. I think SOS would remain loyal to the folks who hired him at > South Carolina. And I think it would be very unlikely that Tennessee > would even approach him, given the outright hatred the fans there have for > him. > > But I do find it interesting to think about. We Gator fans who tolerate > him at a program we really don't perceive as a serious threat would have a > very different attitude toward him at a real rival. > > I won't worry about it, though. Right now, I'll worry that we may come > out flat against Ole Miss or that Houston Nutt will pull something out of > his bag of tricks. That is much more of a concern now. > > Anyway, goodnight, and > > Go Gators!!!! > > Ken B. (NYC Gator) > > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
