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Steve Spurrier, Bo Ryan, both quit in the middle of the season. How would they address a player who quit during the season? Not favorably I assure you.
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You're missing the point totally. Spurrier resigned to take a job with the Redskins and more Monet. Bo Ryan retired. He didn't get a raise. Find a better example. By the way, the folks I knew at the time in Atlanta (who for some strange reason knew him), called him Steve Superior, mainly because he had a huge ego, so there's that, too.Originally posted by wusphlash View PostComment
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Spurrier quit on South Carolina this season Shoka. Both Spurrier and Ryan are wrong.Originally posted by shocka khan View PostWhere oh where is our T. Boone Pickens.Comment
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Come up with a list of 5 highly successful mend basketball or football coaches who don't have giant egos, and I'll be very impressed. It's kindof one of those necessary evils of the job.Comment
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Big ol' face palm on that one. Spurrier quit on his team THIS year.Originally posted by shocka khan View PostThere are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese.Comment
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Shoot, I didn't read far enough, everybody caught the Spurrier gaffe. Also, Spurrier didn't retire, he resigned. Might as well have retired, though.There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese.Comment
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Oh, my bad. I was thinking more about Spurrier leaving at the top of his college career at Florida for $5 million a year to the Redskins and less the broke-down, worn-out Spurrier at South Carolina.Originally posted by wusphlash View Post
Especially since Ryan is going out at the top of his game, after winning an NC at Whisky.
Superior is an old washed-up shell of a coach and has been irrelevant for at least the last 3 years.
Kinda like a certain old shocker baseball coach we recently retired, except without the NC. I'm sure his resignation would have been forced if he hadn't retired.
Do you think Whisky would've asked Ryan to retire after this season?
Even from your aspect its still not apples and apples.Comment
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Except Stephenson DID win a NC and Ryan DIDN'T.
You really can't win for losing on this one.Comment
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My age must be catching up with me or maybe I live in an alternate universe. Yes I was incorrect on my facts.Originally posted by Cdizzle View Post
Being wrong on a technicality is no different than trying to project Steve Superior as one of the best coaches in football. He isn't. The game has passed him by. Not so with Bo Ryan. Can't compare the two.
And I think it's refreshing that someone's manager thought enough of them to try to give them what he (Ryan) probably felt was a well-deserved chance.
If Ryan hadn't done this, some well-heeled alums would have been lobbying for somebody like a Steve Lavin, for example, because that's how the world works.Comment
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I don't think you will find too many fans of Wisconsin or South Carolina that don't appreciate what Bo and Steve did for their respective schools. That said, they shouldn't bail on their teams. I can't use Bo's motivation to put his assistant in a good position as justification. Isn't he using his players as pawns in this plan? Do you think he told them during preseason of this plan? Aren't they entitled a full season of his coaching?Where oh where is our T. Boone Pickens.Comment
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It is not Ryan's place to determine who deserves a chance after him. The university employs someone to make that decision.Originally posted by shocka khan View PostComment
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I am too in the camp that thinks that Bo did a great job there, but it isn't his call about who they hire next. That being said, their AD is Barry Alvarez and I am extremely happy that he has to deal with the mess. He is one of the most objectionable people in the profession.Comment
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I was very surprised that the Spurrier thing played out as it did. I am a huge, huge fan of his. College football and the SEC in particular won't be the same without him. I watched USCe play in person this year and noticed that he was walking with a distinct limp. I have to think that whatever was ailing him played a big role in the decision to step aside. At least he can get some rest now so that he is ready to hit the golf course this spring.Originally posted by wusphlash View PostComment
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I didn't like Spurrier when he was Florida's coach cause I rarely root for the Gators. I liked Spurrier at South Carolina and appreciated his bringing them to a point of national relevance. He simply should have finished the season.Originally posted by LuskingforGuttin View PostWhere oh where is our T. Boone Pickens.Comment
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You ought to be a comedian with that line. Do you REALLY think that the AD has that much say? No, follow the money (contributions). Perhaps I'm cynical from living in Texas, but that's definitely the way it works down here. The wealthy alums tell the AD who to hire. If you don't hire them, or if you hire someone they don't like, your job is on the line. What happened to Steve Patterson? He hired Charlie Strong, the alumni didn't like it and it started from there.Originally posted by Cdizzle View Post
Having wealthy alums to help you get or keep a coach isn't all bad, though, just remember it's how we kept Coach Marshall.
But if you think the AD and President have carte blanche in who they hire, you're smoking something. Same with the school. Hell, I've seen the governor here in Texas (Rick Perry) try to stack the regents at BOTH UT and A&M in an effort to get rid of the President because he thought the regents (and president) were too 'liberal'. It worked at A&M, but didn't work at UT.
Remember the golden rule: He who has the gold makes the rules.Comment
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