South Carolina: Spurrier would prefer Georgia’s schedule
HOOVER, Ala. – The question was about the perceived advantage of the open date on South Carolina’s schedule before the Gamecocks’ Nov. 10 game against Arkansas. But South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier veered in a different direction with the answer.
“You think I make the schedule?” Spurrier said from the podium at SEC Media Days. “If I made the schedule, Georgia would be playing LSU, and we’d be playing Ole Miss.”
The schedule says otherwise, of course — South Carolina at LSU on Oct. 13 and Georgia vs. Ole Miss in Athens on Nov. 3.
Spurrier didn’t make more of the issue, quickly moving on by saying: “Not complaining about that other part I mentioned there.”
But he had made the point, not for the first time, that South Carolina’s cross-division schedule is more imposing than Georgia’s. Last month, at the SEC meetings in Destin, Fla., Spurrier proposed that such schedule inequities be remedied by counting only intra-division games in determining the SEC East and West champions. That proposal went nowhere.
Georgia this season draws SEC West opponents Ole Miss and Auburn (a combined 4-12 in league play last season), while South Carolina draws Arkansas and LSU (a combined 14-2 in the league last season). The Gamecocks have lost to Arkansas each of the past three seasons and five of the past six.
FULL AJC COVERAGE FROM DAY 1 OF SEC MEDIA DAYS:
- SEC commissioner Mike Slive talks playoffs and a lot more
- South Carolina’s Spurrier prefers UGA’s schedule
- Missouri, Texas A&M state their case
- Jeff Schultz’s digi-blog: Welcome to Media Daze.
- Aggies excited, not intimidated, by SEC debut.
- Schultz: SEC needs to be vigilant to avoid Penn State-like scandals
- Vanderbilt coach passes on question about Todd Grantham
- The media’s record at predicting SEC champ: 4-16 since 1992
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Terry
July 18th, 2012
12:02 am
Maybe Spurrier should stop choking against bad teams like Auburn was last year, and he could have won the East, Spurrier sounds like he wants someone to give him a championship, instead of winning it on the field, he has been the biggest choke artist at South Carolina I have seen, hey Spurrier, win the games you need too, and all will be good. Ole Spurrier gets more passes than a two dollar hooker.
A
July 18th, 2012
12:40 am
i love how this is the front page of the website big story. i didn’t realize i cared so much about south carolina. oh wait, what’s that? i don’t? OH YEAH BECAUSE I LIVE IN ATLANTA.
wreckmaniac
July 18th, 2012
12:40 am
UGA is smart to stay in the SEC East instead of making the move to the Big East Conference. They wouldn’t be favored to win all games in the Big East as they are now.
wreckmaniac
July 18th, 2012
12:50 am
Why dosen’t the cast from Saturday Night Live do SEC Media Days ? It
would be about as worthwhile as this circus. How does any coach let himself get roped into this side show ? Here we are just a few days from the Olympics and the sports crowd can’t think of anything better than interviewing these guys ? And they have to go to Alabama to do it. If the coaches are going to have to put up with this stupidity the least they could do is go to Sea Island.
The Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
July 18th, 2012
1:36 am
I just got threw giving hand job at the truck stop. Hands are tired so im going to bed
Ya Yak
July 18th, 2012
1:56 am
Terry
July 18th, 2012
12:02 am
Maybe Spurrier should stop choking against bad teams like Auburn was last year, and he could have won the East, Spurrier sounds like he wants someone to give him a championship, instead of winning it on the field, he has been the biggest choke artist at South Carolina I have seen, hey Spurrier, win the games you need too, and all will be good. Ole Spurrier gets more passes than a two dollar hooker
When was the last time Richie Richt won a game against a top 10 team?
3 years and counting…
Ya Yak
July 18th, 2012
2:00 am
Winnng the SEC East is hollow when you lose to top 10 teams and get embarrassed in those losses. Be thankful UGA fans that Clemson did not get an invitation into the SEC East, that would mean two losses a year to South Carolina teams.
Trueblueeagle
July 18th, 2012
5:26 am
UGA has to talk about beating GT because they can not beat a top twenty team. This year UGA 8-4 , USC 11-1. 2013 UGA 6-6 go dawgs
Coach Mark Richt
July 18th, 2012
5:40 am
I just thank God every morning that we are not playing Alabama, LSU, or Arkansas this season.
Old Dog Class of 80
July 18th, 2012
5:43 am
Why talk about South Carolina losing against Auburn when they BEAT US! Actually, we beat ourselves in that game. Same way we defeated ourselves in the Michigan State bowl game. Our biggest opponent: ourselves!
blackandwhitestripes
July 18th, 2012
5:46 am
have talked with several mutt fans and they believe this is the year they will run the table and play for a NC. I am thinking the cosmetology program at Buffalo will be a tough game for them. Well maybe the welding department at Florida Atlantic will give them a game.
Fair n Balanced
July 18th, 2012
6:28 am
Duh! This isn’t news.
AAAAA Athens Bail Bonds R Us
July 18th, 2012
6:41 am
Any UGA arrests today?
MT
July 18th, 2012
6:44 am
@Truth
48-40-2 GA
MT
July 18th, 2012
6:50 am
Ya Yak
Let’s see South Carolina has about 16 or17 total wins over UGA in 120 years of football
They are really taking us to the woodshed.
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July 18th, 2012
6:52 am
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MT
July 18th, 2012
6:57 am
Yeah, Spurrier had success against the dawgs as coach of the Gators,but he still has nightmares about
Bill Stanfill.
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North Georgia Dawg.
July 18th, 2012
7:13 am
When will Alabama be investigated agin buy the N.C.A.A. and put on probation?
LIJDawg
July 18th, 2012
7:27 am
This is the SEC, which means anyone can beat anyone on any given Saturday. It just depends on who keeps their head in the game for 60 minutes. I hope the Dawgs can do that this year. If so, they will have a great chance at winning it all.
dogonit
July 18th, 2012
7:36 am
im so sick of hearing about uga’s easy schedule. Its about time imo. We have had a hard schedule for a long time. Everyone forgets bout our tough schedules we had in years past like 2008 and many more. We will get a tough schedule back and the poor little chickens will have there turn at an easy schedule one day.
To Tell the Truth
July 18th, 2012
7:44 am
Spurrier speaks the truth!!! SC slams GA again this year!!!
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7:49 am
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Keith
July 18th, 2012
7:51 am
Bunch of crap! Would he have prefereed our schedule a few years ago….Bama…LSU…OKST…AZST?????????? Why do we even write about this moron…
Boosted
July 18th, 2012
7:56 am
Ugas schedule looks like a big east schedule
Tom Mauldin
July 18th, 2012
8:04 am
What an idiot!!
True Dawg
July 18th, 2012
8:11 am
So tired of spurrier whining about UGA’s schedule! It will all change in two years!! It your a DAWG the man truly and emotioningly hates you! I am surprised I can root for him when they play Clemson!
Douglas
July 18th, 2012
8:12 am
I’m tired of people complaining about UGA’s schedule. I didn’t hear Spurrier complaining a few years ago when UGA did play one of the toughest schedules in the country. Arkansas may not be that good this year with an interim head coach. Here is my question for Spurrier: why has his passing offense stunk at SC? If it were not for SC’s defense, SC would not have a good record — with the exception of Lattimore, Spurrier’s offense at SC has been pathetic.
Seriously...
July 18th, 2012
8:14 am
Geez…. Stop the whining and grow a pair Stevie. Can you imagine him in kindergarten and elementary school?
mcdaviddawg
July 18th, 2012
8:36 am
If they would add a SEC game to everyone schedulw this would even things consideerably. But we loss one of the cup cakes, and the mighty SEC wouldn’t want to do that.
Bulldawgman49
July 18th, 2012
8:38 am
Spurrier always has to be the guy who complains , And I am tired of it LOL I heard this guy for the last 25 yrs every yr he talks about a team on the Sch.
greg mcgarity
July 18th, 2012
8:46 am
the reason i keep scheduling these patsies is because i know you fools are dumb enough to keep paying to see them,and they come cheap too
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flo-ri-duh
July 18th, 2012
8:51 am
Spurrier says he is not complaining or making excuses but that is exactly what he is doing. He’s such a whining crybaby ……… you couldn’t beat a mediocre Auburn team – don’t blame the schedule.
flo-ri-duh
July 18th, 2012
8:54 am
UGA should kick the Game Crocks butt this year and at least shut up Spurrier’s whining for a little while.
Norris
July 18th, 2012
8:55 am
What’s irritating is that not so long ago UGA had two years strait of the most difficult schedules in the nation. I didn’t hear all the whining then!
Bulldog Murrayville
July 18th, 2012
9:10 am
The Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it – Bammer got lucky to even play in the Championship game last year. LSU beat you in your on backyard. How many College teams gets the chance to play in the Chapionship game when they couldn’t even win their on Confernce???Bammer should worry about Bammer….I guess you forgot not to long ago Bammer losing to the Mighty Louisana-Monroe !!!!
RTideR
July 18th, 2012
9:21 am
The Tide’s reloaded for another title run in 2012—mark this down–this Tide team may be better than the 2011 title team! RTR!!
kenneth
July 18th, 2012
9:25 am
Steve keep crying someone will listen one day. “Go coach your team Head Coach”
AltamahaDawg
July 18th, 2012
9:34 am
I have a confession to make. I DON’T root for him when they play Clemson.
ARdawg
July 18th, 2012
9:38 am
Where was the Old Bawl Sack’s outcry of schedules when Georgia was playing LSU, Bama and AR in the same year while SC was only play Missy ST and Auburn? Get that man some cheese to go with his whine
wolfbait67
July 18th, 2012
9:38 am
Spurrier still has a bad taste in his mouth since Stanfill and Company stuffed him on his way to a wannabe undefeated season and H. Trophy run…………………………he would still trade that trophy for a win back then……………also knocked them out of the Championship……………AWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Shuckssssssssssssssss…..But give the OBC his due, he is one helleva College Football Coach just a little to mouthy but that sells papers and we love it……………….43 days and counting…Sic Em Dawgs
ARdawg
July 18th, 2012
9:39 am
What a frickin crybaby
AltamahaDawg
July 18th, 2012
9:50 am
Is there any phrase more certain to get a collective eyeroll than “mark this down”?
Mark what down? That you threw out some gutless “may be”? Qualified with the banality of “reloaded”?
ACE
July 18th, 2012
10:00 am
Georgia fans can hate on Spurrier all they want, he has a National Championship and that’s something that St Richt will never have.
ACE
July 18th, 2012
10:02 am
Bama is back, until Notre Dame breaks open the checkbook for Saban.
Argentina Blue
July 18th, 2012
10:07 am
I wouldn’t call Georgia Southern an easy game for anybody. Besides, the Eagles head up there to play every four years. I think it’ll be a good game.
Ya Yak
July 18th, 2012
10:26 am
Douglas
July 18th, 2012
8:12 am
I’m tired of people complaining about UGA’s schedule. I didn’t hear Spurrier complaining a few years ago when UGA did play one of the toughest schedules in the country. Arkansas may not be that good this year with an interim head coach. Here is my question for Spurrier: why has his passing offense stunk at SC? If it were not for SC’s defense, SC would not have a good record — with the exception of Lattimore, Spurrier’s offense at SC has been pathetic.
And what year was that so called “tough schedule year”? Never happened.
Bulldog Murrayville
July 18th, 2012
9:10 am
The Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it – Bammer got lucky to even play in the Championship game last year. LSU beat you in your on backyard. How many College teams gets the chance to play in the Chapionship game when they couldn’t even win their on Confernce???Bammer should worry about Bammer….I guess you forgot not to long ago Bammer losing to the Mighty Louisana-Monroe !!!!
The voters and coaches, computers all had the game being replayed. I guess the same team that got blown out in the SEC championship game, lost to an average BIG 10 Team took notes on how to win the big games. The UGA fan mentality is the BIGGEST joke in the league. We will give you a few weeks and the same harping and crying about how the play calling is a joke, the OL will not block, and the defense will lead the league again in Personal foul penalties.
Seriously…
July 18th, 2012
8:14 am
Geez…. Stop the whining and grow a pair Stevie. Can you imagine him in kindergarten and elementary school?
His pair beat CMR’s pair the last two years.
Bulldawgman49
July 18th, 2012
8:38 am
Spurrier always has to be the guy who complains , And I am tired of it LOL I heard this guy for the last 25 yrs every yr he talks about a team on the Sch.
The same thing can be said about the UGA fans for the past 32 years. Whiners and complainers and eating their own.
MT
July 18th, 2012
6:50 am
Ya Yak
Let’s see South Carolina has about 16 or17 total wins over UGA in 120 years of football
They are really taking us to the woodshed.
Read better, the last ‘TWO YEARS’…I guess reading comprehension is not part of your education process, kind of like UGA football is in winning the Big Games that count.
Cobb Dawg
July 18th, 2012
10:27 am
There’s nothing that the Evil Genius says what don’t have a purpose. He’s calling attention to the pollsters that UGA has an easier schedule than USCe.
Statick
July 18th, 2012
10:27 am
The media loves to report Spurrier’s yearly whining.