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
We just wanted to look around in the stadium and realize how fortunate we are to be able to coach and play in front of 80,000 people that love their team like we have here. Who knows if it does any good or not? We'll find out Saturday at 1 o'clock.
There's not too much to say. Alabama thoroughly beat us. They are a better team. They were coached better, they played better, and they looked like they will have a big season. They have a heck of a team.
You all think I'm the first guy to ever coach against his alma mater, ... This happens a lot around the country.
When you're the head coach in college, the athletic director and president are your bosses, but they do not come in and tell you how to run the football program,
Most coaches will tell you it's very important to win that last one. That's all anyone talks about.
I think it will make us a better offense, defense and a better team. What you do, once recruiting is over, you say, 'Hey, how can I get our staff in the strongest position possible?' And I really believe this gives us a very strong coaching staff.
Certainly, Blake has improved. He has certainly learned what's going on, and he should play much, much better this year. I hope we have some coaches around here so our guys improve from one year to the next.
Welcome Coach Spurrier. He was always a little cocky.
It's always important to play in the bowl game. All you have to do is look at the other six SEC teams that didn't make it and realize we're in the top half of the SEC. It's certainly fun for all the college kids and coaches to be playing in December, in January. A lot of them are not practicing and wish they were.
It's been three years since I coached (Florida), ... This is my team now.
I do have some young coaches, but I don't really believe that is the biggest problem we have here.
We're not getting rid of anybody. We are readjusting the defensive coach and we are going to hire a defensive line coach.
Y'all never had a coach apologize for the performance around here? Is that what you're saying? Huh? Really?
We're lousy coaches if we can't play better than the other night. I probably did too much media myself. We need to concentrate on playing.