First and foremost, I’d like to thank Steve Spurrier for his contribution to o SEC football. The old ball coach, as he is known, is one heck of a coach. I’ve put a a few tees in the ground with the man. He probably could have been a professional golfer had he chosen. He made Florida football a dominant force in the SEC, and while he admittedly fell short of his goals at South Carolina, his presence brought new excitement to Gamecock fans. I know that he rubbed a lot of Alabama fans the wrong way. Why? He had the audacity to beat Alabama. In his tenure at Florida, the Alabama game became one of the most anticipated and exciting games in college football.
Not only did he have the audacity to beat Alabama, he thought he could do it each time the teams played. You might not have liked Coach Spurrier, but you had to respect him. I think it is interesting to note that he has not retired. He resigned, leaving the door open to coach again. Whether he does or not remains to be seen; however, don’t rule it out for the former Heisman Trophy winner. Spurrier has been a fixture in SEC football for what seems forever. He’ll be missed. He is still a heck of a coach. USCe is going to have a monstrous problem in replacing him with a coach of the same ability.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FIRES THEIR COACH...
USCw athletic director Pat Haden the decisions to fire Steve Sarkisian. Haden characterized the it as one of the hardest decisions he has ever made. He acknowledge that Sarkisian was in bad health but failed to elaborate. Many reports have said the USC Coach was suffering from an inability to cope with an alcohol addiction. Haden would not confirm those reports. Information about Sarkisian has attended booster functions and appeared before his team intoxicated.
Hayden had originally given the coach an indefinably leave of absence with strict conditions regarding his behavior. The next day he terminated the coach after receiving additional information about Sarkisian’s public behavior.
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