<![CDATA[Deadspin: Steve Spurrier]]> http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png <![CDATA[Deadspin: Steve Spurrier]]> http://deadspin.com/tag/steve spurrier http://deadspin.com/tag/steve spurrier <![CDATA[Florida Mom Wants To Change The Name Of Her Child, Spurrier Urban Wiley]]> I want to reveal to you a big secret, that college football would rather not have you know: sometimes coaches don't stay with a single team forever, and sometimes they even take other jobs. Scandalous. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5865986&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Steve Spurrier Kicks Reporter Out Of Press Conference, Announces Dismissal Of QB Stephen Garcia, Drops The Mic]]> At the start of his weekly press conference today—and just about an hour before announcing that former starting QB Stephen Garcia had been dismissed from the team—South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier made an announcement to the gathered reporters. He would not, he explained, go through with the usual dog and pony show unless a single reporter was segregated for the questioning. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5848718&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Helmetless South Carolina Football Player Crashes Moped While Trying To Carry A Pizza]]> College football players seem to be having a tough time navigating mopeds and scooters. Last year, there was the Kentucky running back who broke his arm during an accident, followed by the Iowa lineman whose frightening crash into a truck was captured on video. Then came Georgia, where coach Mark Richt made it clear he has no plans to ban the use of scooters even though two players this summer have gotten hurt while riding them. And now there's South Carolina, where coach Steve Sprurrier revealed today that third-string quarterback Andrew Clifford had to be taken to the hospital over the weekend after crashing his moped. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5835900&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[How Low Can Joe Paterno Go? What Coaches Do When They Hang Out]]> Former Texas A&M Coach R.C. Slocum seems like a stand-up guy. That's why we think he won't mind us highlighting some of his favorite photos through the years, as posted on his Facebook page. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5713848&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Happy 65th Birthday, Shirtless Steve Spurrier]]> Right now, Spurrier is snorkeling somewhere down in the Bahamas. Judging from that photo, some lucky tropical fish are admiring his chiseled bare torso. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5520893&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[O.J. Simpson's Last Remaining Fan (And Other Tales Of Woe)]]> We got many weekend submissions for Morning Crap that weren't good enough to "wake up!" to (or earn their own post) but were too good not to share. So they morphed into this special Voltron-like gallery of awesomeness. Tremble, weaklings! More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5359045&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Steve Spurrier Apologizes For Not Genuflecting To The Tebow]]> SEC coaches and journalists spent maybe six hours of the conference's three-day media tugjob fretting over the vicious bastard who didn't pick Tim Tebow as No. 1 Super QB of the year. All because Steve Spurrier can't read. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5322054&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Mike Shanahan Shuts His Mouth, Knows His Role]]> Mike Shanahan will be the highest paid coach in the NFL this season, provided he doesn't actually coach anybody. Or talk to anybody. Yes, getting fired from a high-paying job is great work if you can get it. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5319379&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Steve Spurrier Inspires Great Art]]> This one I call, Man Being Aggressively Clawed By Chicken. But it's not that at all. It is of course South Carolina coach and football god Steve Spurrier, who just happens to inspire the artist in all of us. In this portrait he is watched over by the SC Gamecock, just as St. Michael the archangel watched over baby Jesus, only without the visor. Uplifting, is it not? But there are many, many more artistic visions from South Carolina fans involving Spurrier and 'Cocks, and you can view some of them following the jump. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5078597&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Vandy Owns Steve Spurrier: Is Spurrier Done?]]> For the second season in a row a double-digit underdog Vanderbilt football team has beaten Steve Spurrier and the South Carolina Gamecocks. This year's 24-17 Vandy win become the Dores first victory over a ranked opponent at home since 1991. Last year the loss to Vandy sent the then 6-1 and top ten ranked Gamecocks into a tailspin. The Cocks finished 6-6 and didn't make a bowl game. This year South Carolina was #24 in the country and undefeated. Now they're 1-1 with a home game next weekend against Georgia. So, get ready for this, Steve Spurrier is 1-6 in his last seven games at USC with multiple losses to Vandy. Worse, he's gone all Uncle Rico on us. How did he prepare for the big game last night? By visiting the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame (Spurrier grew up here) to see if his high school baseball jersey was on display. Seriously. In a sign of the times for Spurrier, he was informed that it wasn't because the museum didn't have room to display all donated items. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5045875&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Even Steve Spurrier Was Not Impressed With Erin Andrews At First]]> Erin Andrews has had a lot of critics over the summer (Sterger, Mike Nadel, "Chuges", Deadspin Hall Of Fame voters) all for different reasons, but in an interview with GoGamecocks.com, America's sideline princess reveals that the first time she met Coach Steve Spurrier, he also wasn't about to give her an easy interview just because she's a Gator Lady all dolled-up and pretty. Andrews explains their first meeting:
The first time I saw him, I was really nervous because this is Steve Spurrier, and I remember I was the only female there at the time. I asked him a question, and he didn't even answer the question. He said, ‘What's your name?' And I said Erin. And he said, ‘Erin? We've got a lot of Aarons on our team.' And he just kept talking and not answering my question, and that's kind of how coach Spurrier is with me.
Just a few bicep rubs later and their relationship has never been better. The photo above is also courtesy of GoGamecocks. It's a good one, but it gives Andrews a ghostly, angelic look. Like, this is what Erin Andrews would look like if you'd suddenly fallen into a coma. There she is , floating right above you, imploring you to run to the light so she could be the first person to interview you before you cross over. Five Questions With Erin Andrews [GoGamecocks.com] (via Extra Mustard) More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5044953&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[College Football Previews: #1 Georgia]]> At long last, we've reached the start of college football season and the end of our sojourn through the top 25. Thanks a ton to all our 25 writers for helping us get ready for the new season. Our final preview is brought to you by Doug Gillett of Hey Jenny Slater. Do enjoy. By the way, the above picture comes courtesy of a reader email letting us know that Matthew Stafford is a fixture on the freshman sorority introduction party-scene. If I were a Georgia fan this would make me feel better about his maturity in the pocket. Guy's making solid decisions off the field. Also, how many years of income would you give up to be Matthew Stafford in Athens for a month? Post the analysis in the comments. I'm going with two years. Minimum. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5042965&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Steve Spurrier Enjoys Oats, Hay, Mounting Mares]]> For years, SEC opponents have been referring to South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier as a horse's ass. Now, once and for all, he is a horse. And he might just make the Kentucky Derby. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=367546&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hmm, Who Would Win A Fight Between Herschel And Spurrier?]]> There's not much more ironically amusing than Steve Spurrier lecturing someone else on sportsmanship, but he's been going after Georgia recently for their big touchdown-pile-on a few weeks ago. He said he'd have sent in a third-string Gamecock to start a fight, therefore getting a bunch of Bulldogs suspended. Clever, Spurrier, but there's one thing you didn't count on: Herschel Freaking Walker. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=322667&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ole' Ball Coach Has Half a Mind to Tear Off Corso's Merkin]]> When Steve Spurrier arrived at South Carolina questions arose as to just how quickly he could turn the perennial also-rans into legitimate contenders. As a an undying supporter of the Ball Coach (yeah, I got custom tags when he came to DC) I knew it would just be a matter of time. Unfortunately not everybody has been so quick to support the mercurial southerner. The loudest voice of descent dissent obviously belongs to buffoon talking head, Lee Corso. On an episode of College Gameday the blustering ex-coach vocalized his thoughts, "I don't think Spurrier can win the SEC or National Title! I don't care if he coaches here 400 years!" Well Steve Spurrier and the South Carolina faithful weren't about to take that shit lying down. Yep, they made a video...and a website! More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=295862&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ah, The Sweet Relief Of Augusta]]> You can't quite tell from this far a way, but a reader who recently caddied for him at Augusta National lets us know that the gentleman urinating into the woods in this picture is none other than South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier. Here's the before photo: More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=261636&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Misguided Sports Sartorial Decisions]]> Just Call Me Juice is doing a clever series in which they ask readers to tell the stories of their most embarrassing, rueful jersey purchases. Unsilent Majority keeps the series going with his gruesome tale of buying a Steve Spurrier Redskins jersey (with the number he wore as a player), though we do think, if the Redskins ever become good again, that thing could have some serious ironic value. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=255871&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Yet Another Death You Can Blame On Steve Spurrier]]> In honor of the great Simpsons statement against seven-day waiting periods to buy weapons — "But I'm mad NOW!" — we present a distinct moment in college football history: The time a 42-year-old guy named Jimmy shot a 43-year-old man named Ricky in the chest because of a $20 bet on the Clemson-South Carolina game. Strange thing about it: Jimmy won the bet! More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=217310&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Our Polling Process May Be Flawed]]> It's about time for the college football preseason polls to start rolling out, and the USA Today Coaches Poll unveiled theirs yesterday. At the top, there's Ohio State, Texas, USC, Notre Dame, blah blah blah. And appearing at the very end, at the bottom of the "Others Receiving Votes" section... there's Duke. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=192324&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[We're As Shocked As You!]]> It hasn't taken new South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier very long to start making people hate him. Two South Carolina players were arrested for stealing electronic equipment and were later kicked off the team. They are now claiming that Spurrier promised them that no charges would be filed because they were football players. The South Carolina president's office were less forgiving, and when it found out, the players were booked. Spurrier had no comment at press time, though reporters, while asking him questions, couldn't help but notice the smell of sulfur in the air. More »
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