Comments on: Spurrier defends play-calling system

By: harwadd

harwadd — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:08:24 +0000

Spurrier is Greek for Sorry! If I see that whining face another time I think I will throw up! The offence he is running has no clue! The Quarterback is just plain dumb! He has no football instincts, cna’t tell when he is in trouble. Not sure who is more stupid, Garcia or Spurrier! He is NO Hall of Fame Coach now!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:14:16 +0000

WOW! Must be great to be a Hall of Fame coach on your damn couch?

No wonder the team is mediocre….FANS!!!!!!!

By: tatersluvfriedchikin

tatersluvfriedchikin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:37:51 +0000

golfball, what YOU got? Which team do you consider good? TCU, GT or Miami? Let’s guess TCU, ’cause goodness knows you couldn’t admit there are good teams in the ACC. You people bring this ridicule on yourselves.

By: B-Rock

B-Rock — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:54:16 +0000

Carolina is my team but when I see an opportunity thats so obvious I have to take it…I just for the first time in my life bet against us…I am taking Florida because there is no way USC will keep the score within 15 points…I’m taking common sense over my heart because these odds are just too good.

By: Upstategcock

Upstategcock — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:31:06 +0000

For anybody who has not heard Duce Staley’s comments on USC football yesterday on the The Halftime Show on 107.5 needs to listen. He sums up everything the fans are upset about perfectly. I vote to hire him as an assistant coach asap.

By: Redzone

Redzone — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:54:10 +0000

3…2…1…timeout/penalty?? Seems like the same old story. New Carolina? I don’t think so.

By: Matt4USC

Matt4USC — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:14:55 +0000

All those people saying we’re a young team that needs time to develop… let me ask you this – did you know Arkansas is an even younger team than we are and they beat the tar out of us? That’s coaching plain and simple.

By: John

John — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:15:29 +0000

Joe – do you sense that the SC fanbase is becoming increasingly agitated to the point where the so-called “culture change” that Holtz & Spurrier have long spoken about is actually here? Speaking for myself, I am very angry over the fact that we pay SOS $1MM+ and our offense looks less organized and ill-coached than many 2-A high school programs. This 4-man play calling process is the most absurd thing I’ve heard in a while considering we are an SEC school that supposedly has an experienced HOF coach at the helm. Frankly, I’m about to the point where my financial support is in jeopardy. Not because of finances. But, because of the incompetence that SOS is displaying. I simply don’t want to pay for that anymore. In fact, I’ll go so far as to say if we lose to Clemson this year, Hyman won’t have to questiion whether I’m “All In.” I’ll be “All Out.”

By: SRW

SRW — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:48:14 +0000

I wholeheartedly agree with some of the other comments, it is no wonder Garcia and the offense are dysfunctional trying to execute plays sent in at the last minute or audibled by the coaches on the sidelines just before the snap by a committee of 4 coaches (Spurrier Sr., Spurrier Jr., Mangus, & Wolford). Not only are the players then frantic and unfocused, but the offense cannot establish or maintain rhythm and momentum. Moreover, despite good intentions at the beginning of the year and, ostensibly, upon reflection after each game, Spurrier Sr.’s talk of getting and keeping a host of playmakers involved in the offense or at least considering all options (e.g., Saunders who can force double coverage, opening up other receivers; to running or passing to DiMarco to keep the defense honest or on quick, hard hitting runs; to creating other matchup problems like Gurley, Jeffrey, and Saunders all on the same field running option-able patterns) gets thrown out the window, in order to run the fade route to Jeffrey over and over and over again. I agree that Spurrier’s original offensive plan can be multi-layered and very sophisticated if executed well and timed well by a QB with a high on-field game IQ, but that is not an apparent luxury. Getting frustrated and resorting to the same old play over and over again, hands an easily-defendable scheme over to the opponent’s defense. Saunders is right (so was Culliver’s critique of the non-attacking, bunker-mentality defensive scheme at the end of the ‘Bama game), the coaches are losing confidence in other players on the team and making it a one man show (Jeffrey). The same festering dysfunction took over last year’s offense (how could you expect Jared Cook to take the blame for a pass thrown two yards behind him on a quick-hitting slant route by a QB platoon that repeatedly made bad, self-destructive plays?…morale goes down hill quick, especially when you know that you have the playmaking ability to make things happen if they just get you the ball!). If you need a committee to get the original play (presumably offered by Spurrier Jr.) correct, then the system is poor!

Plus, what kind of top recruit wants to come in and waste away in that type of dysfunction. I suspect that the Latimore’s of the recruiting class are thinking twice about such issues (while Latimore’s highly coveted high school teammates—the defensive end standouts—are firmer on their commitments to not to go to Carolina, staying with Tennessee, after seeing such dysfunction). The costs go beyond this year’s team.

By: USC Gamecock

USC Gamecock — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:49:41 +0000

I have a revelation for the “OBC”….if you have a committee calling plays on gameday…you have a MESS of an offense and it is a complete dis-service to the football team. The offense looks lost, the plays come in late causing problems with time and even get the guys nervous so they are prone to more false starts…HEY COACH…DO YOUR J.O.B and COACH THE FREAKING TEAM. You should be EMBARASSED over the offense this team has put on the field….BTW, Garcia is only an average QB….he lacks “touch”, lacks field vision (he has not seen many open receivers all year including Maddox standing at the 3 yard line next to the sideline in the Georgia game), he panics, he zeros in on his first receiver and throws to him…only in the last couple of games has he checked down from his first receiver to the dump off guy, he under throws alot including the killer interception at Arkansas, he over throws alot including too many open recievers to mention here…dare i say it, if we had a QB who performed like a good QB is suppose to perform…USC would be undefeated this year! Oh yeah, here is another BTW, get a freaking offense line and defensive line….you are the one responsible for ensuring we are recruiting these type players in sufficient numbers EVERY FREAKING YEAR! The sad shape of our OL and DL is a direct FAILURE on your part….ON LAST THING….You quit on this team in the Alabama game…thanks for absolutly nothing! I wish you would donate a couple of million back to USC and retire so USC could go get a quality coach who knows how to build a program that will compete in the SEC….again, thanks for nothing.