Archive for November, 2008

Nov200830

joeperson

19

Spurrier cuts ties with Hunt

It’s been a busy 24 hours for Steve Spurrier, who has said good-bye to two offensive coaches since the Gamecocks’ 31-14 loss to Clemson.
Only one of those coaches left of his own volition — recruiting coordinator/assistant quarterbacks coach David Reaves is on the Interstate somewhere between Columbia and Tennessee, where he will join brother-in-law Lane [...]

Nov200828

joeperson

21

Gameday forecast for Clemson

Rivalry games are tough to call most years, anyway.
But throw in a midseason coaching change and an interim coach possibly playing for his job and who knows what you’ll see?
The odds-makers installed Clemson as a 1-point favorite when the betting lines opened this week. And though some fans in Columbia were a little surprised to [...]

Nov200824

joeperson

7

Juniors cooking up an early exit to NFL?

USC coaches are preparing for life without their two Cooks.
Responding to a question during his weekly call-in show Monday (moved up three days because of the holiday), Steve Spurrier said he is expecting a couple of the Gamecocks’ juniors to leave early for the NFL.
Spurrier didn’t mention any names, although a source told me tonight [...]

Nov200819

joeperson

30

What does Spurrier have against Garcia?

A lot of folks seem more interested in (bothered by?) Steve Spurrier’s digs at Stephen Garcia last night than his comments dispelling the retirement rumors.
Spurrier drew laughs when he said coaching Garcia was “not a lot of fun” and joked that the redshirt freshman might push the 63-year-old Ball Coach into an early retirement.
Yes, it [...]

Nov200818

joeperson

4

November: Spurrier rumor time

Not long after I started on this beat in 2002, I had to check into rumors and Internet reports that Lou Holtz was stepping down. It was almost an annual rite of winter, or recruiting season, anyway: You knew Signing Day was just around the corner when the Holtz retirement rumors started flying.
Of course, when [...]

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