Spurrier interviews for Duke job

[Rasputin_Vol]

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The South Carolina coach was at Cameron Indoor Stadium meeting with athletic director Joe Alleva, two days after the Blue Devils fired coach Ted Roof.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that Spurrier was seen shaking hands with the AD as they left Duke's primary athletic facility at around 3:20 p.m.

Discuss

 

[WA_Vol]

Hard to believe he'd be interested in leaving SC for Duke

 

[duckman398686]

Hard to believe he'd be interested in leaving SC for Duke

why not? it's where he had his first head coaching job. it's not that far fetched.

 

[WA_Vol]

Duke's program is a bigger rebuilding job then the one he already has. they have no football tradition there. Its a basketball school.

 

[superdave1984]

Personally I think it's gettign time for the old ball coach to either go to a top shelf program or just go home and play golf. He doesn't seem to have that "it" anymore that makes players want to play 150% for him. He needs to go where talent goes regularly or go home.

 

[TXA&M07]

I would hate to see him leave the sec for a lesser program.

 

[allvol123]

I could see it as one of those moves a senior professional makes because it makes them happy. Money and "proving" anything are not issues Spurrier has to worry about.

 

[footballfreak]

Stevie maybe leaving the cocks?

 

[volinbham]

Personally I think it's gettign time for the old ball coach to either go to a top shelf program or just go home and play golf. He doesn't seem to have that "it" anymore that makes players want to play 150% for him. He needs to go where talent goes regularly or go home.

Be careful. Look at what happened to me when I raised this question....

 

[Low Country Vol]

One of two things:
1. Acting as a Consultant
2. Visiting or possibly lobbying for his son who lives in Durham

newsobserver.com | Spurrier spotted on Duke campus

 

[General Jack]

No way he would leave SC for that mess... must just be an a consultant in their hiring process.

 

[CSpindizzy]

He has a better chance rebuilding an ACC school than he does at USC.

 

[volinasheville]

I would say that the Triangle area qualifies as a far better place to live (esp. in retirement) than Columbia. What a no pressure job Duke would be, win four games and you become a hero.

 

[dickens821]

I would say that the Triangle area qualifies as a far better place to live (esp. in retirement) than Columbia. What a no pressure job Duke would be, win four games and you become a hero.

6-6 and you're a god.

 

[SWIL]

I'll be eating a huge plate of crow if Spurrier goes back to Duke. I said there was a ZERO chance of that happening.

 

[tennesseegirl]

The news here said there was nothing to worry about but that has been said many times before .

 

[VolfanMike]

Pinehurst is right down the road to...He could still get his golfing in..

 

[therickbol]

I believe it is because his son is in the running for that job.

 

[voldurham]

No way he would leave SC for that mess... must just be an a consultant in their hiring process.

Yeah. He was just advising the Duke AD. Apparently he was in the area on a recruiting trip and stopped in to meet. He and the Duke AD are good friends.

The only problem with getting his input is that he recommended Carl Franks to Duke two coaches ago.:no:

Spurrier still has great affection for Duke. They gave him a job when he didn't have one back in '87 (after the old USFL folded). He always ranks them 25th in the pre-season coaches poll as a show of support.

 

[T-TownVol]

Darth Visor has a warm and fuzzy for the school that gave him his first HC job. He was there to give the AD some names to go after. That is all it was.

 

[UTGRADnNC]

Just there to meet with Joe Alleva (the Duke University AD), about possible candidates...


newsobserver.com | Spurrier calls on Alleva

 

[The Dude]

He could be sick of all the off the field problems the Cocks have had. But I think he stays.

 

[doozer]

I believe it is because his son is in the running for that job.

DING! DING! DING!

we have a winner.

 

[West Columbia Gamecock]

Be careful. Look at what happened to me when I raised this question....

:yes:

 

[dantheman617]

Why wouldn't he go there? His son lives there, low expectations, and he already turned the program around once when he led them to a undefeated season....