Spurrier fires another shot at Ole Miss
Steve Spurrier has found a new foil in Ole Miss. (AP photo)
And he seems to have found a new foil — Ole Miss, oddly enough — to add to his favorite targets, Georgia and Tennessee.
His latest feud began a couple of weeks ago as he was complaining about Georgia seemingly having an easier schedule than the Gamecocks in the SEC East.
“You think I make the schedule? If I made the schedule Georgia would be playing LSU and we’d be playing Ole Miss,” he said.
Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze picked up on the slight and responded.
“We do play them in 2013,” Freeze said. “I will circle that one and hopefully change his perspective of Ole Miss football.”
Spurrier, of course, has never let anybody have the last word, so he used a visit to ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn., this week to comment on Freeze’s recruitment of Penn State players.
While Spurrier told ESPN he’s “not actively recruiting any Penn State players,” it’s understandable, he said, that Ole Miss is: “They need some ball players there.”
The ball’s in Freeze’s court, but the first-year SEC coach might want to call a truce in the child’s game of “is not, is too.” Because when it comes to child’s games, Spurrier, like most kids, never seems to get tired.
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Stephen
July 27th, 2012
7:56 am
SOS = douchebag
main2
July 27th, 2012
7:59 am
classic spurrier—he never gives up. When he has the talent, he’ll pour on the comments.
Trev Alberts
July 27th, 2012
8:01 am
Ole Miss is still the runt of the SEC.
Bobby
July 27th, 2012
8:02 am
The Evil Genius has always had a way with his comments.
Say whut
July 27th, 2012
8:02 am
Steve Spurrier has always been an ass. Aks anybody who knows him– I did. I used to play golf with one of his collge frat. brothers, and knew his next-door neighbor well. Both said he was a total jerk!
Jim
July 27th, 2012
8:05 am
I like Joel Provano’s slight at the OLD ball coach there!
Frontman
July 27th, 2012
8:10 am
But he still owns the pups…
Son of Sammy Davis Jr, Jr
July 27th, 2012
8:11 am
I don’t see anything wrong with what he said. If you asked a college football coach if they would rather play LSU or Ole Miss; I’m confident the reply will be Ole Miss almost 100% of the time.
DawgInaTruck
July 27th, 2012
8:14 am
Say whut is correct. I find Spurrier hilarious but I’ve never had any personal contact with him. Several mutual friends and acquaintances have, however, and will attest to the fact that his act gets old after a while.
Golf is a good example and he is a good one. One friend told the story of playing with him and said Spurrier would nail the ball down the middle of the fairway and out-drive everyone, all the while asking, “Did anyone see where that one went?” When I commented that I thought that was funny our mutual friend told me, “Yeah but that kind of crap gets old when its all day every day.”
A good friend of mine is a long time Florida booster and he told me in the mid 90’s Spurrier would be on the first train out of town the first time he lost four games in a single season. He was speaking methaphorically and I absolutely did not believe him. He told me I was dead wrong; that half the folks down there loved him because he won so much but the other half hated him because of his personality.
Sure enough, the program slipped a little and Spurrier “resigned”. My Florida friend was very quick to say “I told you so”. Living in Georgia, he was a little removed from things and liked Spurrier but he was right all along.
TommyJackTN
July 27th, 2012
8:15 am
A-holes don’t change their spots.
Spoke
July 27th, 2012
8:16 am
Why so uptight about it? Spurrier adds an element of fun to the game when he gooses his rivals. He has always done that, all the way back to his days at Duke, when he used to routinely make pointed jabs at UNC. I am a UGA fan, but I appreciate Spurrier for bringing some personality to the game. Are coaches supposed to hug their rivals and sing Kumbaya? What fun would that be for fans? Keep your poking stick, Steve.
Not A UGA Fan
July 27th, 2012
8:19 am
I don’t think Steve Spurrier is coaching College Football to win a popularity contest……he’s coaching USC Football to make them one of the best teams in the country and he’s getting there. He’s already one of the three best Football Coaches in the Country. He’s gonna whup up on some butts this year……watch out SEC and UGA
Chesley Hanshew
July 27th, 2012
8:20 am
Say what you want. Spurrier is classict and great for the game as well. Wish he was the coach @ UGA.
Tech dropout
July 27th, 2012
8:22 am
Of all the teams in the SEC, I would rather play Ole Miss than LSU too. I think I would take Kentucky and Vanderbilt too. Wait I think UGA plays all three of those SEC doormats.
Smitty
July 27th, 2012
8:23 am
Head ball coach like always being an a$$, when he thinks he have a winner. Stevie pick on the little kids and cry we the big kids beat him up just like a bullie. He should be looking for replacement the player he have they can’t stay there for every
MT
July 27th, 2012
8:24 am
But he still owns the pups…
Not at Carolina he don’t.
Dawg Haus
July 27th, 2012
8:26 am
Should anyone be surprised?
Resident Georgia Fan
July 27th, 2012
8:26 am
Georgia will shut his mouth October 6.
Stephen Garcia
July 27th, 2012
8:27 am
I think coach Spurrier has the utmost integrity.
gdawginkalamazoo
July 27th, 2012
8:27 am
Glad to see the Ole Ball Coach enjoying his retirement in South Carolina!
MT
July 27th, 2012
8:29 am
Are coaches supposed to hug their rivals and sing Kumbaya?
Uh.. How about he showing some sportsmanship when talking about the oppostion?
He just spouts off this stuff without provocation.As said he acts childish.
MT
July 27th, 2012
8:32 am
Wish he was the coach @ UGA.
Well in the words of the Duke”That’ll be the day”
Rodster
July 27th, 2012
8:34 am
Like him or hate him he’s good for college football. Even though he owns UGA, I sitll like him. I think he’s funny. Most college coaches take themselves and the game way too seriously.
Kharma
July 27th, 2012
8:39 am
I like the old ball coach but I love the Ole Miss campus and people.
BG
July 27th, 2012
8:40 am
Spurrier needs to win something at South Carolina before he starts bashing other programs.
aprilglaspie
July 27th, 2012
8:40 am
Still the worst player that ever won the Heisman. Worse than Rex Grossman.
Johnny in Knoxville
July 27th, 2012
8:41 am
LOL!. Spurrier never disappoints.
Destin Dawg
July 27th, 2012
8:42 am
Spurrier is hilarious, his golf course antics are well known, we’ll show him this year.. he’ll be throwing his visor alot.. go Dawgs !!
David
July 27th, 2012
8:43 am
Spurrier at Florida and SC is 14-5 against the pups. Out of those 5 losses 4 were against sub-par SC teams who had not been to a bowl in 30 years. Owns the PUPS.
dawgfan
July 27th, 2012
8:45 am
I see a lot of hypocrisy here. Spurrier can talk trash about his opponents and its “all in good fun” or he’s just “speaking his mind.” But the same people who say those things would probably be the first to criticize a player for celebrating after a big play or hamming it up for the cameras on the sidelines. I see no difference in the two. In fact, when a player celebrates exuberantly after a play its rarely meant as disrespect to the other team. They’re just happy for themselves and for their team. Spurrier’s comments, on the other hand, are specifically designed to disrespect his opponents. Its okay though because its “all in good fun.”
Lot of BS hypocrisy there if you ask me.
Thanks.
just a fan
July 27th, 2012
8:48 am
You gotta love Spurrier. He is so good for football and the conference. If I were picking a best friend, doubt I would pick Spurrier. If I were picking a football coach, Spurrier would be at the top of the list. If UGA wanted to get over the hump, they would make the ball coach, the head coach. Don’t forget Richt has already said they have gone over the Penn State roster pretty closely looking for transfers. What a spider!!
Freddie Blassie
July 27th, 2012
8:49 am
Who cares whether he is a jerk or not? He’s a d_mned good football coach.
Fact is that his comment about Ole Miss will help Ole Miss get more support from their fan base. Lefty Driessel used to stir things up with other coaches just to get more ink from the writers and butts in the seats.
Noticed?
July 27th, 2012
8:50 am
Why does he smell his hands on the sidelines all the time? Watch for it.
Bobby Bowden
July 27th, 2012
8:50 am
I never took any sh*t off that guy and never will. Go the hell, Steve.
Another Ball Coach
July 27th, 2012
8:50 am
I’ve met several college football coaches, including D1 head coaches, and Spurrier is by far my favorite. He’s always been friendly to the coaches, great with recruits and great at camps. The jokes and sarcastic wit is just a game that is fun for him and enrages fans of opposing teams while endearing him to his own. Plus it gets him in the news which gets his team in the news.
Dawgnlex is a complete tool
July 27th, 2012
8:53 am
Spurrier OWNS the sorry dawwwgs.
whatsteve?
July 27th, 2012
8:58 am
Hey UGA……This is your DADDY!!!
hisHATE4uga
July 27th, 2012
9:02 am
is 100% real & it goes back decades. Yes, young-guns, there was a time when Georgia actually won a few games in Jacksonville. Believe it or not…lol
USMC2841
July 27th, 2012
9:05 am
Maybe he’d like to have the Redskins schedule? Oh, That’s right he couldn’t cut in the NFL as a coach or a player. Bwaaaaaahaaaaa!
UFballer90's
July 27th, 2012
9:10 am
Maybe not the NFL. But we did ok in Jax and Athens.
Bobby B > old faahhhrt Joe
July 27th, 2012
9:11 am
Anyone that prickles the doggies is a friend of mine…..I like A holes. They are good for the game. Sad for the haters, cause all he does is point out the obvious. Some people, like the Dawggies just cant handle the truth.
Dangerous
July 27th, 2012
9:18 am
What’s not to liike about Spurrier? I love the guy, it’s hard to hate a winner. College football would SU
X without him and besides, who wins money off CMR?
markie mark
July 27th, 2012
9:23 am
For those of you who admire Spurrier, I think he has cheapened the college football game. These are NOT pro’s, but college kids. Spurrier was the college coach who started this “run up the score” crap. Vince Dooley owned Florida for 20 years, and he didnt have to resort to that cheap crap. For those of you too young to know, Spurrier hates GA because we whipped his a## the year he won the Heisman….
Ryan
July 27th, 2012
9:28 am
Love it. Spurrier is great for college football. If you get your panties in bunch over his comments you need to relax. He likes taking digs at UGA and Tenn because the fans get so mad about it. Lighten up people.
AthensDog
July 27th, 2012
9:29 am
Here’s the thing, he’s had success everywhere he’s been except the Redskins, who won’t win until
Snyder gets out off the way. He won at Duke, and he’s winning at SoCar. Face it, Dog fans, if he was our coach we’d think he was the greatest coach in history. In fact, I smile when I think of what he could do with our talent, top to bottom…
bamaguy
July 27th, 2012
9:38 am
Spurrier just says what the other coaches think. Mark Richt knows he has an easier road to the SEC championship game than South Carolina, but he is not going to be quoted saying so.
I loved the “its easier to win the National Championship than the SEC Championship, if you don’t believe me just ask Nick Saban” shot he took at Alabama at SEC media days. He livens things up.
G-Dawg
July 27th, 2012
9:39 am
680 The Fan is in Athens, doing interviews with current Bulldogs. Check it out!! You can pick up the channel using your phone app…TuneIn..and search for 680 The Fan. Free App.
Vampire Bill
July 27th, 2012
9:45 am
Hey did Garcia get drafted ? Slated to start for any NFL team? smirk
Dudley
July 27th, 2012
9:45 am
Spurrier is a a** and new coach Hugh Freeze will make him eat those words
next year when he has to play Ole Miss. Go Rebels!
Robert Lee
July 27th, 2012
9:57 am
My wife worked with his wife in gainesville while I was going to school and he is the a$$ that everyone says he is but even with that being true, I think that at least 50% of SEC fans would love to have him as their coach.
Dawgnlex is a complete tool
July 27th, 2012
9:58 am
i liked his comments on UGAg earlier this year. what a d__k running.
Jefferson
July 27th, 2012
10:06 am
The man owns UGA, no matter if they win or not.
oledawg
July 27th, 2012
10:11 am
Enter your comments here
claytondawg
July 27th, 2012
10:11 am
Athensdawg…you are right: Most ‘Dog fans do detest Spurrier, because he’s a winner. He’s had a lot of success against the ‘Dogs–there is no denying it. I’m not one of his fans: however, I love his wit, grit, and attitude. College football is a business. If you’re going to play a team with a coach of Spurrier’s caliber, then you better be ready to “put up or shut up.” Go ‘Dogs!!!
Ole Miss Alum
July 27th, 2012
10:12 am
As an Ole Miss alumni and fan, I hate that Spurrier has a valid point. Hopefully Coach Freeze can turn our program around and make Spurrier eat his words next year.
oledawg
July 27th, 2012
10:18 am
Anyone care to bet that the “old ball coach” got his ass beat on a regular basis while growing up. I heard the mention or sighting of Bill Stanfill causes him to wet his pants. He’s a jerk who has control over football players, but lacks enough clout to persuade Augusta National to allow him to become a member. Thank you Mr. Billy Payne.
Try and imagine Spurrier if you are out socializing with him and are confronted by a thug wanting money. Does ANYONE think Spurrier would have their back—or perhaps how fast would he run for the tall grass.
He’s a girlie man who coaches football. A no class girlie man.
bamaguy
July 27th, 2012
10:20 am
If an SEC basketball coach said of the SEC tournament “I would rather play Alabama in the first round than Kentucky” I would neither be offended nor would I say that he was being “disrespectful” to our basketball team. The fact is Kentucky is much better at basketball than Alabama. And LSU is much better at football than Mississippi.
Macaac
July 27th, 2012
10:22 am
Best T-shrit ever: “Will Rogers never met Steve Spurrier”
Dirty Dawg
July 27th, 2012
10:24 am
Ole Miss Alum…trust me whatever happens to Superior he’ll never ‘eat his words’…that takes a conscience and class, of which he has neither. You’ll, like the Dogs, will have to be satisfied with kicking his butt when the time comes and even then he’ll probably have something smarta$$ to say. You see he’s one of those guys they’re talking about when they say, ‘There’s no end to the pr?$k’.
Jorge O'Leary
July 27th, 2012
10:25 am
I’ll bet Spurrier never got out-coached by me and his team out hustled by Central Florida…
oledawg
July 27th, 2012
10:32 am
Hey jorge—might want to watch a team from NEBRASKA that I recall not only out coached—but simply outclassed and sent the little tyrant home whimpering. They beat the living hell out of Spurrier.
ed f
July 27th, 2012
10:36 am
Ole Miss is clearly rebuilding. But i don’t know which I’d rather have this Year. LSU in Athens or be the First SEC team to play Missouri on Their field. We know LSU as a team and a program. But Missouri is probably going to pin their Ears back harder for this game than any this Season!!! So we better be focused for Missouri. I wonder if the Ole ball coach thought about that before opening his Chops???
Mick Dee
July 27th, 2012
10:47 am
Gotta love Da Spur!
OBC says what he thinks. You want to shut him up? Do it on Saturday.
59bulldawg
July 27th, 2012
10:55 am
Spurrier is the ultimate jackass. I’ll be pulling for Ole Miss in that 2013 game.
zeke
July 27th, 2012
10:56 am
50%, no, probably more like 90%! Like him or not based on his one liners, but, HE IS A GREAT COACH AND PERSON!!
Gator Guy
July 27th, 2012
10:57 am
Hey Provano; apparently the Old Ball Coach never gets tired of beating Georgia either–ooohhh snap. Don’t shoot off the mouth when your brain lacks the ammunition.
jake from state farm
July 27th, 2012
11:00 am
I love the guy. He’s always good for a quip that may be perceived as underhanded if you’re on the receiving end. UGA hates him because he owns them.
JB
July 27th, 2012
11:00 am
South Carolina. The easiest trophy case in the conference to move for cleaning behind it. It’s empty.
Todd Poucher
July 27th, 2012
11:09 am
If Spurrier owns the dawgs (unlike he did as a player)….then I guess the Dawgs own the Nerds over on North Ave. Keep em coming haters
seabass
July 27th, 2012
11:16 am
We haven’t been able to do it, but someone will catch his team just right and beat there rears 42-0. I do not see UGA doing it due to his hate for us and our coach’s philosophy. But an LSU or Arkansas will one day.It will not stop him. He will always be the bully of block. But it will curb his picking for a year or so.
dawgfan
July 27th, 2012
11:17 am
I wouldn’t want Spurrier as a coach at this stage in his career. I question whether his heart is really in it. I think he’s playing South Carolina like a harp. Its just an experiment for him. He doesn’t care about South Carolina. Steve is all about Steve. Other than last year his team’s have been mediocre at best. In all the hoopla about UGA’s weak schedule last year nobody noticed that South Carolina played a pretty weak schedule too. They didn’t play Alabama or LSU either. They played heavyweights such as East Carolina, Navy and the Citadel out of conference. It took some miracles for them to beat UGA too. Alot of things went South Carolina’s way for them to win 11 games last year, but all Spurrier does is cry like a little girl. He’s an okay coach but past his prime. The only coach that I would rather have than Richt is Saban. That’s it. I like Les Miles but he seems to volatile and inconsistent to me. I don’t think we’d be much better off with him as our coach. Urban Meyer is a great coach and obviously ran laps around Richt but he’s an azz and I couldn’t support him.
There. I just told it like it is, just like Spurrier.
Leave it to a neck to .....
July 27th, 2012
11:17 am
interject Tech into the discussion when it’s NOT about Tech. It’s about Spurrier. You people should be happy-he ran Bubba Gump & Jim (Financial Planner) Donnan out of Athens!
NCAA FAN
July 27th, 2012
11:17 am
Man I hope Spurrier coaches a very, very long time. His quotes can brighten up an otherwise dull day!
MattMD
July 27th, 2012
11:21 am
SOS will always own Georgia.
stilldefiant
July 27th, 2012
11:21 am
Classic Spurrier! Hilarious
oledawg
July 27th, 2012
11:26 am
JB’s line is the BEST I’ve read in a long time. Those fans in Columbia are clueless.
Smokewagon
July 27th, 2012
11:31 am
This so called man needs to learn to keep his mouth shut and quit crying. I don’t think anybody outside of Columbia gives a flying fornication what he has to say. Shut up and get your team ready to play!!
BHJC
July 27th, 2012
11:33 am
My mom and my aunt went to high school with Spurrier and they say he was a jerk back then also. I guess old age hasn’t mellowed him in any way. His brother on the other hand, who I met at my aunt’s wedding, is a super nice guy.
To-Tell-The-Truth
July 27th, 2012
11:33 am
Whine, whine, whine, whine…Most of these comments are being written by a bunch of poosies. There’s nothing sacred about college football; it’s just another corrupt sport: vegas gambling; abundant recruiting violations that everyone knows about but pretends not to know; punish a kid for taking a steak dinner while paying coaches/staffs millions of dollars; etc Meanwhile, kids are out on the field running into each other as hard as they can and often injuring each other on purpose. And for what–so a bunch of folk can sit up in the stands, at sports bars, and other places jumping and cheering for money, bragging rights, the opportunity to INSULT others from opposing schools, etc. Hey folks, it’s not a gentleman’s game; stop pretending that it is.
In general, I don’t think he said anything wrong (Georgia does have an easy schedule; Ole Miss does perennially land at the bottom of the conference and, therefore, do need some players). Also, the game is dominated by Type A personalities that are full of arrogance–some you hear about, some you don’t. Talking “noise” is fun to me and makes the games exciting in most sports. Some people cross the line, but it’s human nature. Spurrier’s UF teams were stacked with talent. How do these stacked teams happen? School legacy, coaching system in place, and other “standard” stuff? Or, the “Dark side”, driven mostly by the money and power that feeds recruiting violations? Many of the kids who are recruited to play at these “prestigious” universities couldn’t been seen on the campuses (for all kinds of reasons) where they play if they weren’t really good athletes.
So we should shut up, stop whining, and enjoy some college football. Let people talk noise; let kids celebrate there accomplishments; and let the fans drink themselves into a stupor while watching. That’s what this stuff is all about and it’s not going to stop because because a bunch of folk are whining about comments Steve Spurrier made–which we only do when we’re on the other side. We are Steve Spurrier and he is us. We may not do exactly what he does, but we’re all complicit in some way or another, while pretending to be innocent saints watching an innocent sport. Get the fick outta here!
M
July 27th, 2012
11:34 am
As a UGA fan, I’m embarrassed by our schedule this year. I’d rather go 8-4 and have those four losses be against top-notch SEC talent than have a 9-3/10-2 record (inflated with wins against cupcakes and doormats).
Gene Holmes
July 27th, 2012
11:37 am
As a classmate of Archie Manning, I remember Ole Miss’ glory days. Under John Vaught, we won 6 SEC championships. While recent successes have been sparse, Eli Manning did lead us to a tie for the SEC West with LSU in 2003, and we beat LSU in 2008 and 2009 on the way to winning consecutive Cotton Bowls. But I have to admit that Spurrier is right on the current facts. Hopefully Coach Freeze can turn things around in Oxford.
Gene Holmes
July 27th, 2012
11:44 am
I might add that Eli also beat Florida twice, something that Peyton never did.
BG
July 27th, 2012
11:46 am
I’m pretty sure Richt has a winning record against Spurrier. Nuff said!
Ray Goff
July 27th, 2012
11:46 am
All the best coaches are jerks. Look at Miles, Saban, Belechik and Jimmy Johnson.
Derpmaster
July 27th, 2012
11:54 am
Funny he is making rivarly with the bottom dwellar of the West, DERP.
GimmeAbreak
July 27th, 2012
12:06 pm
Markie Mark, you left off the SOS starts at UF. In three years as the QB Spurrier is 0 – 3 against the Dawgs! And the year he won the Heisman UF lost 1 game and that was to UGA! And, if I am not way off, the UGA starter that wonderful Saturday was Ray Goff! No f’ing wonder he hates us!
jake from state farm
July 27th, 2012
12:41 pm
Todd Poucher – deflection is what you are doing. This a serious psychological problem that almost all UGA fans are afflicted with. ESPECIALLY the ones that never went there, which is about 90% of the fan base.
guy
July 27th, 2012
12:45 pm
spurrier is a child in a man’s body.He is bitter and loves to hear himself talk.Pride cometh before the fall!He won’t discuss what happened in 1966 at the Ga.-fl. game or how he wasn’t man enough for the NFL.Ask him if he remembers Bill Stanfill and George Patton from the 1966 game with Georgia,especially the second half.He may not because he was on his back looking straight up most of that second half.
Keith
July 27th, 2012
12:50 pm
Spurriers comments are funny- seems to me that Ole Miss and Missy State had a knack for beating his UF teams
Son of Sammy Davis Jr, Jr
July 27th, 2012
12:58 pm
2 hours to his west he has Augusta National, 2.5 hours to the South he has Ocean Course
(Kiawah Island), 2.5 hours to his east he has the Golf Capital of the World,
3 hours to his north he has Grove Park Inn Golf Course.
I have a feeling Spurrier is going to be in Columbia for a while playing golf and coaching football.
John Turner
July 27th, 2012
1:08 pm
Thing is, Ole Miss would rather play SC than Georgia too! And on the Penn State players comment, the paper is just a little behind on that…Spurrier was just answering questions reporters were asking him, and he was refering to a conversation he had had with Freeze about it . It was not a jab.
Brainiac (CMR/UGA Fan For Life)
July 27th, 2012
1:22 pm
@ Frontman:
It is really hard to believe the coach of a team whose ONLY accomplishment in school HISTORY is ONE(aka 1) (aka a single) SECe Division Title.would be dissing other SEC schools!!!
That probably explains why he finally booted Garcia after dozens of infractions!!
Ole Miss has won an SEC title and will likely win another before Spurrier does. It is almost a given IF HE STAYS AT USCe!!!!
I guess he is still pi$$ed that he could win another SMALL Title last year!!!!
Maybe he should consider beating some of the OTHER SEC Teams if he wants USCe to EVER win anything of significance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CMR won 2 SEC Championships and 4 SEC East titles in his first 6 years!!!!!!
I’m sure The Ole Visor-throwing Wimp would like to be able to say the same!!!!
It ain’t ever going to happen!!!
Lmao!!!!!!!
Brainiac (CMR/UGA Fan For Life)
July 27th, 2012
1:24 pm
Make that “could not win another”
Dawgnlex is a complete tool
July 27th, 2012
1:26 pm
OLE SISS will probably beat UGAy this year.
Courtney
July 27th, 2012
1:42 pm
He is a piece of trash. So is Columbia. I like South Carolina, but the capital city is a hell hole.
Son of Sammy Davis Jr, Jr
July 27th, 2012
1:43 pm
I think we all need to realistic about Georgia football. Under Coach Richt Georgia football has peaked. I like Coach Richt as a coach and as a person, but as a program there is nothing more he can accomplish at Georgia. Georgia will elect a Democratic U.S. Senator before they ever win a National Championship.
aw
July 27th, 2012
2:06 pm
I hate to say it, but Spurrier is RIGHT. We need players, and Dudley not a chance we beat them in 2013. We have 0 talent and I mean 0.
If we played Valdosta State or West Georgia we would lose. Period! Houston Nutt left us desolate!
Old Dawg
July 27th, 2012
3:49 pm
Darth Visor strikes again!
Pitbull
July 27th, 2012
4:04 pm
The reason Stevie boy hates UGa is because when he was the UF QB and had UF rated number 1 in the country and he was headed toward the Heisman, he had to play UGA in Jacksonville and the Georgia defense shredded him. He spent the day on his butt and Florida lost the game and their number 1 ranking.
He has never got over it because he is such a small man, well such a small person.
BLT
July 27th, 2012
4:19 pm
“Lot of BS hypocrisy there if you ask me.”
Nobody asked you dawgfan. Now open a window, you’re stinking the place up!
swatguy
July 27th, 2012
4:21 pm
I want Spurrier at Tech. Ga. Tech.
BLT
July 27th, 2012
4:22 pm
Make that“could not win another”
sure
KingGator
July 27th, 2012
5:15 pm
I like what “bamaguy” says, “Spurrier just says what the other coaches think”. He’s a breath of fresh air out there, esp. compared to the likes of Kiffin & Urban Meyer. Anybody that can win a conference championship at DUKE has to be respected. Come on, when Saban, Urban, Kiffin, Miles, etc can win a championship at a school like DUKE or VANDY, then they’re in that upper echelon. Anybody can roll into bama or southern cal and win if they have half a brain. Tradition gives you an upper hand right off the bat. The rest is just plug and play
kral
July 27th, 2012
5:24 pm
great coach..yes..so let’s excuse his negative qualities..cause winning is all that matters..yep you go get him or young kiffen and win you a championship one day …stand tall be proud..bow out your chest with self-indirect respect..could be wrong about ole ball coach…knaw do not think so
kral
July 27th, 2012
5:32 pm
I disagree king..I do not believe other coaches would say the same things as spurred…if he is a breath of fresh air I would rather stay inside
kral
July 27th, 2012
5:41 pm
self analysis is great to- tell -the -truth…blanket statements on a blog of group analysis is easy..yes some it is on the mark,but if you tell some of the truth it becomes a lie
The Truth
July 27th, 2012
6:18 pm
Betcha he doesn’t smart to or about Bill Stanfill. Probably still having nightmares…
blkbear
July 27th, 2012
7:03 pm
Well, Ole Miss hasn’t been very good since the 60’s, so it’s not like he said anything people weren’t thinking.
BEEFENSE
July 27th, 2012
8:24 pm
My favorite coach—and Ugag hates him for the reason i like him–he owns the leghompers-LOL
John Boehner's Tanning Bed
July 27th, 2012
8:31 pm
Are you kidding me? Nobody is scared of South Carolina except maybe Clemson. Spurrier is washed up. He has the same amount of Nation Championships as Gene Chiznick over at Alabama Poly Tech. Big Whoop!
Warhorse
July 27th, 2012
9:08 pm
SOS has never been put on probation and his national championship in 1996 is one of the few untainted MNCs in recent history. He has integrity but not a scared guy who will not speak his peace. He is Bobby Knight without an anger problem. Great coach who lives by the rules but cannot abide the losers who are bothered by him, including the panty wringers on here.
Satan Sabin
July 27th, 2012
9:37 pm
The ole pukemouth is what he has always been, a pukemouth. BTW, I am not a Ga fan.
hey, steve
July 27th, 2012
9:49 pm
Is it 3rd down, or 4th down?
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usc81
July 28th, 2012
8:18 am
As a Carolina alum, I claimed to hate him too when his Florida teams would destroy Carolina. I now profess undying love. In over 100 years of football futility, he has us winning. Some even claim we will win the East!. He may very well be an a%% h#&&, but he is my a** h(*&. He is loyal to the schools that he coached and speaks his mind, so be it. I would much rather hear that than the same old “they are a talented team”, “we have to take it one game at a time” bs we hear from other coaches.
GT
July 28th, 2012
8:35 am
Spurrier just says what everybody else is thinking and the local press won’t write. He kind of takes the void left from the local press turning into a PR machine for Georgia and I would imagine Tenn. He beat Georgia last year in Athens. The only reason he didn’t go to the SEC championship for the second year in a row was because he had to play a much harder outside schedule. He lost the first SEC championship game because Latimore was hurt in the first quarter and still was far more competitive than Georgia in that game. If this strange scheduling had taking place with Georgia this “child’s game” as you call it would be on steroids. This cost USC millions and made UGA millions, one simple game, Ole Miss and LSU. Probably the worse team in the conference and the best, now two years in a row. Cads are the powerful bullying the weak, the real cad here is the scheduler for the conference year after year. Remember Alabama was taken off the Georgia schedule this year.
GT
July 28th, 2012
8:46 am
One thing the press should think about is maybe their soft shoeing the reality of what goes on campuses in football programs might be, to some part, what caused Penn State. This homer mentality paves the way for the conduct we see in Athens which very well may be hiding a lot more than what they have to report because it is on a public arrest dockets. This “child games” are not quiet so funny any more. I truly doubt South Carolina will ever have the problem as long as a wide awake Spurrier is on duty. We actually need a 100 more like him to wake this child like press of jock worshipers up and start doing their jobs.
damngoodawg
July 28th, 2012
9:27 am
Pickin on Ole Miss is like a bully pickin out the wimpy kid on the playground and making fun of him…because he can get away with it. I hate your miserable guts Spurrier…by the way Coach, would you be interested in changing jobs????
John Boehner's Tanning Bed
July 28th, 2012
10:00 am
The only reason Spurrier took the South Carolina job was so that he could try to force the school to give his son the head coaching job when he retired.
Dangerous
July 28th, 2012
10:06 am
GT Football provides a lot of scholarships for kids to go to school and get educated. A very small percentage of kids make it to the NFL, very small. In addition look at all the pub these kids get with TV. A very large percentage are household names. If they are successful in college, they don’t have a hard time getting a job. PERIOD. Football money also provides scholarships for other sports programs and their band programs. Money from football does so much good.
Dawgnlex is a complete tool
July 28th, 2012
10:16 am
A.J. McCarron > Erin Murray
pb
July 28th, 2012
11:15 am
A jerk is a jerk whether he wins a lot of games or not. And this guy is not the greatest coach some of you think he is. At least not at this stage of his career. Seems to love acting like a bratty kid with his comments. Not funny or entertaining to me.
Love Gun!
July 28th, 2012
11:19 am
Richt has a winning record against Spurrier and Georgia will kick South Carolina’s butt October 6th! Dawgs win national title this year!
GDAWG65
July 28th, 2012
11:21 am
Except for DC Todd Grantham the DAWGS don’t have a quality coach. Make Grantham head coach and let him restructure the team. That will probably happen when Richt’s protector Mike Adams leaves – and that can’t be too soon.
GIVE ME A BREAK
July 28th, 2012
12:14 pm
He just wants to be challenged. Beat him and then say that SC needs players and a coach. I like his jabs.
dawgfan
July 28th, 2012
1:38 pm
“Spurrier just says what everybody else is thinking and the local press won’t write.”
Funny. I do the same thing with Georgia Tech football.
Miamidawg
July 29th, 2012
5:35 pm
Want to shut his mouth? Beat him.
jlk
July 30th, 2012
3:20 pm
I met Spurrier a year or so ago in a pizza reastuarant of all places and he is actually pretty friendly and funny. He just doesnt sit still and he doesnt have time to answer stupid questions like what he had for breakfast today. I love him though i hated him when he was at Florida cause his teams would wipe the floor with my team.
Rsh
July 31st, 2012
1:47 pm
Is everybody missing the point? Fact of the matter is, Spurrier speaks the truth once again… Ole Miss has won what, 2 games, over the last two years. They need the players. Like him or not, Spurrier’s the only coach that speaks his mind. God bless him…