He left a sour taste in my mouth for that reason. Meyer too. This is what you wanted. In spurriers case he BUILT it. And at any program the fans are and will always be a reflection of its coach.
Woody (via iPhone) > On Dec 13, 2013, at 10:12 AM, "Oliver Barry" <[email protected]> wrote: > > The irony that Spurrier said you can’t spell Citrus without UT! Then > Spurrier leaves Florida because fan expectation was too high. > Dr Frankenstein, your monster is calling for you. > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Bob Parks Realty, LLC > REO Department > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > Gallatin TN 37066 > Phone: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > [email protected] > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of John Bowers > Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 7:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [gatornews] Bianchi: Spurrier doesn't have to worry...at South > Carolina > > Spurrier doesn't have to worry about being Mack-Browned or Muschomped at > South Carolina > > Mike Bianchi > SPORTS COMMENTARY > 5:33 p.m. EST, December 12, 2013 > > Steve Spurrier couldn't resist good-naturedly gigging the Gators on Thursday > at a news conference to promote his South Carolina Gamecocks playing the > Wisconsin Badgers in the upcoming Capital One Bowl. > > "Somebody told me the Gators are going to be home for the holidays," zinged > Spurrier, the University of Florida coaching icon and first Heisman Trophy > winner in school history. "Maybe we can get a bunch of Gators who'll come to > our ballgame, fill up the stands … and root for the Gamecocks." > > Actually, that might not be entirely necessary since South Carolina fans are > expected to travel en masse to watch the Head Ballcoach's Gamecocks play in > the Cap One Bowl. Which is probably why Spurrier seems to be having the time > of his life at the end of his career. He is at a place where he can compete > for conference and even national championships, but he's not going to get > Mack-Browned if he doesn't win them. > > Unlike so many of the SEC's other ultra-spoiled fan bases, South Carolina > doesn't look at Orlando as a consolation destination. Sure, the Gamecocks > would much rather be conference champions and playing in a BCS Bowl, but they > are more than happy to be playing in the Citrus Bowl. > > And this is the difference between the Ol' Ballcoach's job with the Gators > and the New Ballcoach's job with the Gamecocks. The Gators won 11 games under > Will Muschamp last year and many fans still grumbled and bought less than > half of the school's allotment of tickets to the Sugar Bowl. The Gamecocks, > if they beat Wisconsin in the Capital One Bowl, will have 11 wins and the fan > base will be happier than a vampire at the blood drive. > > Spurrier was talking to his good friend, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, about > this very topic the other day. The Sooners have the same record – 10-2 – as > South Carolina, but the expectation level of their fan base is vastly > different. This is one of the reasons Spurrier left UF for the NFL after the > 2001 season – because he had grown weary of trying to feed the monster he'd > created. > > "It's almost a disgrace every time we lose," Spurrier said at his UF > resignation news conference. "Any time we lose, it's us coaches, we screwed > up. Some people say I can stay at Florida and win 10 games every year. Well, > it's not as easy winning 10 games every year as a lot of people think." > > When Spurrier took the South Carolina job back in 2005, I went up and > interviewed him in Columbia, As you walked into South Carolina's coaching > offices back then there was a huge framed poster proclaiming: "The University > of South Carolina: 1995 Carquest Bowl Champions." Paying homage to a > now-defunct bowl game was proof positive of why Spurrier chose South Carolina > over a possible return to UF. Spurrier wanted to write history at South > Carolina; not attempt to rewrite it and live up to the unreal expectations he > beget in Gainesville. > > "The fans up here are starving," Spurrier told me then. "They're looking for > anything to be excited about. We have a chance to do things here that have > never been done. > > I'd rather win one [SEC] division title here than five more there [at > Florida]." > > There was a time when Spurrier coached at UF when he used to lampoon > Tennessee for playing bowl games in Orlando. Remember, his old booster club > jab? … "You can't spell Citrus without 'UT.' " > > Now his Gamecocks will be playing at the Citrus Bowl for the second time in > the last three seasons. Two years ago, the Gamecocks dismantled Nebraska > 30-13 at the Capital One Bowl in what Spurrier calls "one of the biggest wins > in school history." > > Spurrier spent much of Thursday's news conference lauding Orlando and the > bowl experience here. He called the Cap One "one of the best bowls in > America" and said the Gamecocks are "fired up" about playing in Orlando. > > The University of South Carolina has changed Spurrier's perspective for the > better. > > These days, you can't spell Citrus without "USC'" – and that's a good thing. > > A very good thing. > > [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @BianchiWrites. 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