Funny Spurrier Quotes

#26
#26
After reading and listening to countless media conferences with Fulmer, I welcome a little humor and unpredictability.
 
#28
#28
Personally I think hes funny. Flame away if you want, but if he had the talent that UT had last year he would have won a NC.
 
#31
#31
oklavol said:
When asked if his Florida team would beat Georgia one year, he responded with the question, "is Ray Goff still the head coach there?"

Insulted Florida State University as Free Shoes University (after a shoe store gave Florida State players free shoes).

Questioned the abilities of Head Coach Phillip Fulmer of Tennessee "You can't spell Citrus without UT" and former Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning "I know why Peyton came back for his senior year: he wanted to be a three-time Citrus Bowl MVP"

in reference to the Citrus Bowl being the designated bowl for the second-choice team from the SEC. Poked fun at a fire that burned 20 books at an Auburn University football dorm, saying; "But the real tragedy was that fifteen hadn't been colored yet!"

Often referred to Georgia Head Coach Ray Goff as Ray Goof;

Imitated Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers, sticking his finger into a camera and saying; "How y'all like my Kenny Rogers impression?"

When talking about recruiting at South Carolina, Spurrier mentioned that he signed a player from the state of Alabama, offering a comparison to his recruiting when at Florida, said; "In 12 years at Florida, I don't think we ever signed a kid from the state of Alabama"; But then he immediately added the punch: "Of course, we found out later that the scholarships they were giving out at Alabama were worth a whole lot more than ours." (in reference to the University of Alabama recruiting violations in the early 2000s)

Responded to a question of;Coach, how did we beat Tennessee this year?; at a South Carolina alumni meeting with ; "The same way Vanderbilt did."
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This is some good stuff, I hadn't heard 90% of these.
 
#33
#33
I loved yelling pump my gas at him on way thru the tunnel this year. I think he understood what being a smart a** was all about.
 
#35
#35
What about in 2001 when we beat them and the reporter asked him what happened "Well they ran it down our throat pretty good and we made some mistakes....but we could kick alot of field goals and in a high scoring game when you kick alot of field goals sometimes you lose and thats sort of what happened"
 
#36
#36
ol ball coach would be better on espn than holtz. Get rid of Dr. Lou and bring in the golf pro, it would be alot more interesting.
 
#37
#37
My favorite Spurrier quote, when asked which team he wanted to win the National Championship game between Florida State & Tennessee:

"Well, the good news for the Gators is that one of them's gonna lose. The bad news is that one of them's gonna win."
 
#38
#38
hmanvolfan said:
Please explain why on God's green earth you dredged up this thread. And by the way, also explain why you think that is good stuff.
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When talking about recruiting at South Carolina, Spurrier mentioned that he signed a player from the state of Alabama, offering a comparison to his recruiting when at Florida, said; "In 12 years at Florida, I don't think we ever signed a kid from the state of Alabama"; But then he immediately added the punch: "Of course, we found out later that the scholarships they were giving out at Alabama were worth a whole lot more than ours." (in reference to the University of Alabama recruiting violations in the early 2000s)
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Good stuff. The favorite sayings thread had a link to this at the bottom of the page.
 
#39
#39
hatvol96 said:
He doesn't have to resort to those barbs, he does it for fun. I enjoy it immensely.
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You know what i enjoy immensely. To watch the 'ol ball coach slip into mediocrity and being served a larger slice of Humble Pie year after year and i have noticed that as the slice increases in size it restricts the "barbs" that can escape from that same big mouth. He is well on his way to joining Phil and becoming Irrelevant in college football. I will be thrilled to see the Has Been, loud Mouth Coach leave the game and hope his fall is as bad or worse than Phil's because no one, other than Kiffin, deserves it more.
 
#40
#40
didn't he take a crack at us too, about losing to Memphis or Vandy.


Saying something like. National Champions? They aren't even the best team in their own state.
 
#41
#41
Jaytrain5 said:
Call him quotable, witty, clever, or whatever you want to call him. I think he's classless.

Give me an example of another top-level coach who has to resort to that kind of commentary about other schools, players, and coaches. There's no question that his success against other SEC schools is outstanding - he's an outstanding coach. His wisea$$ comments are unneccassary though.
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I think the world would be pretty boring with only robots with generic sound bites out there.... the Ole Ball Coach adds color.
 
#42
#42
Jaytrain5 said:
Call him quotable, witty, clever, or whatever you want to call him. I think he's classless.

Give me an example of another top-level coach who has to resort to that kind of commentary about other schools, players, and coaches. There's no question that his success against other SEC schools is outstanding - he's an outstanding coach. His wisea$$ comments are unneccassary though.
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Maybe not top level, but LK
 
#45
#45
Spurrier was larger than life back in the day. Now he is just a joke. I'm not sure why but I feel pity for the guy.
 
#48
#48
2 funny Spurrier moments that come to mind:

1) In '97 Florida playing at Auburn after their starting QB got suspended for a DUI. Reporter asks Spurrier why he benched freshman Jesse Palmer after only a few series. Spurrier said "well, Jesse was too rattled. Canadians aren't used to these big, wild crowds."

2) After the 2001 Orange Bowl against Maryland, Spurrier gave himself the game ball for calling such a good game.
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#50
#50
hohenfelsvol said:
He's annoying when he is around but you miss him when he's gone.
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+1. he said something, before the season, to Lane Kiffin at the SEC media something or the other, that i thought was funny. i forget what it was, but Kiff was pissed off when he stepped on the elevator. i loved Kiff but still got a chuckle out of the ole ball coach. sorry i cant remember what it was.
 
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