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Please stop the hate. He has been great for the game, great for the SEC, stepped down when he knew he was done. Yes I know all the "he quit" haters will flock to that one but he is a legend, and most of the time people don't like to ask legends to leave. He could have stayed for another two, three or four years cashing the checks and they probably wouldn't have done anything.
Respect for your opponents is something that is lost on people nowadays. He came in here and kicked our butts more times than we all care for, but at then end of the day he helped to grow the game both as a player and a coach. He not only deserves respect, he has earned it. Sure, he ran his mouth a few times but he almost always 1) backed it up, and 2) was never out of line with his comments. He was emotional in his comments a lot of the time, but I can't recall a time when he crossed the line.
He has my respect and college football and the SEC would be best served if he could coach forever in his prime.
Please stop the hate. He has been great for the game, great for the SEC, stepped down when he knew he was done. Yes I know all the "he quit" haters will flock to that one but he is a legend, and most of the time people don't like to ask legends to leave. He could have stayed for another two, three or four years cashing the checks and they probably wouldn't have done anything.
Respect for your opponents is something that is lost on people nowadays. He came in here and kicked our butts more times than we all care for, but at then end of the day he helped to grow the game both as a player and a coach. He not only deserves respect, he has earned it. Sure, he ran his mouth a few times but he almost always 1) backed it up, and 2) was never out of line with his comments. He was emotional in his comments a lot of the time, but I can't recall a time when he crossed the line.
He has my respect and college football and the SEC would be best served if he could coach forever in his prime.
I know Spurrier. I don't just know his sideline persona or his news conference attitude. I KNOW him from growing up with him and his family. I've visited him and his wife, Jerri, in Gainesville and Columbia. I've played golf with him. He is far from an a$$hole. I know plenty of those, too. He is a competitor that loves the zinger. He's full of humor and -- believe it or not -- humility. Quit beating a dead horse.
Please stop the hate?? What a bunch of politically correct horse sh-t. 'Haters' is now the favorite little buzzword out there for people with different opinions than what you have. I saw no comment before this post that exhibited any hate--just some opinions.
Did he quit in the middle of the season on his team? You bet!! Did he ever spare Tennessee a chance to kick them when he could? I can't recall any. Is he a Tennessean? Well, I think he was born in Florida, went to Florida, and coached Florida.
If you think that makes him a Tennessean, then ok. But hey, if you're looking for 'likes', you probably will pick up a few.
Check your facts my friend...Spurrier was born in Johnson City and played high school ball at Science Hill.
The Tommy Lasorda of college football. Love to hate.
Very honorable, decent, thoughtful sentiments here. Great sportsmanship. Well done.
I especially loved your comment about "respect for your opponents" being lost nowadays. Am I the only one who loves the irony of this comment in a post about how we should honor Steve Spurrier?
That said, it's a great post.
Nevertheless, one hard, cold truth trumps everything you wrote:
As he proved to us time and again over the years, Steve Spurrier is a first-class a$$hole. Nothing can ever change that.