Steve Spurrier
Steve Spurrier
Stephen Orr Spurrieris a former American football player and coach, having served as the head coach of three college and two professional teams. Spurrier was also noteworthy as a standout college football player, and he spent a decade playing professionally in the National Football League. Spurrier retired from coaching in 2015 and now serves as an ambassador and consultant for the University of Florida's athletic department...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth20 April 1945
CountryUnited States of America
They played smarter. They didn't have near the number of careless penalties that we've had most of the year. That certainly gave us a good chance.
As long as his play on the field is good he doesn't have to be a vocal guy.
That's what we should all focus on this week,
That's what we have the opportunity do here. South Carolina has never won the (SECt) East, never won the SEC, never been to a major bowl. There's all kind of first things that are available here; 14-0 is about the only thing there (at Florida) that hasn't been done.
That's just the way they do it in the NFL, ... But the rule in college is what they call slightly new. That's what they call it, slightly new.
That's fine with me. We played the last five games without him. If he feels like he can contribute over there, that'll be fine. We'll see how it goes. He can always come back to offense if it's not working.
That one Merle Haggard sings, ... Where he goes, 'What am I gonna do for the rest of my life?' I started thinking about that. What am I gonna do?
There were some players the prior staff signed that we didn't think would ever contribute, ... We thought some walk-ons were more deserving and had worked hard to earn scholarships.
There's a little bit of excitement and certainly I'm looking forward to it. But still, this game's about our players against their players. I know sometimes we coaches get too much in the spotlight of the game.
There may be a few that say, 'Well, he's trying to use that as an excuse for getting his butt kicked by some teams. I'm not trying to use any excuses. We sort of are what we are.
Anybody wants to come out, we appreciate it. We like to have some people in the stands when our guys are playing. We're going to keep score, offense against defense. The loser has to run. So it's going to be a score-keeping day.
The university has graciously ruled in favor of Freddy and it now appears he is eligible to be back on the team. He will begin as the third team guard and will have to work his way up.
After being with a team that didn't score many points, I sort of realized why teams didn't like us (at Florida), ... We kept trying to score the whole game and for some reason, in football, you're not supposed to do that. If we lose by a big number, that's fine with me.
After being here, I can really appreciate how the Carolina people love football and love their team, ... They've paid their dues. I'm hoping they get a return real soon.