Archive for November 18th, 2008

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 [...]

Nov200818

joeperson

52

Tampa or Atlanta?

I got a call the other day from a South Carolina fan who hopes the Gamecocks go to the Chick-fil-A Bowl rather than the Outback.
His argument is that Atlanta is closer and cheaper than Tampa, and playing in the Peach, er, Chick-fil-A, would be a new experience as opposed to returning to the Outback, where [...]