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Spurrier’s Rules: No Smokers, No Fatties
By Paul Myerberg // Jan 18, 2012
Asked Steve Spurrier criteria for hiring asst. coach. Second on list: “non-smokers” Why? “Because it’s stupid. Smoking is stupid.”
Josh Kendall
JoshatTheState
First rule: be, you know, a good coach. Second rule: no smokers. Third rule: no fatties. This is Steve Spurrier’s must-have list when it comes to hiring assistant coaches, as told to The State’s Josh Kendall, who yesterday had the brilliant idea of querying Spurrier on his hiring criteria. It was a good time for the question, seeing that South Carolina revamped its staff with three new hires earlier this week, replacing a trio of assistants who have gone elsewhere since the Gamecocks put the finishing touches on the finest regular season in program history.
Tags: Ellis Johnson, Everette Sands, Jay Graham, Joe Robinson, Kirk Botkin, Lorenzo Ward, South Carolina, Steve Spurrier
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Three Days Later, 25 for 2012
By Paul Myerberg // Jan 12, 2012
This is pretty self-explanatory: as of now, prior to any late withdrawals to the N.F.L. Draft and unforeseeable coaching changes, here is Pre-Snap Read’s very, very early top 25 for 2012. How much movement will we see prior to September — or August, when the Countdown will reveal the real top 25 teams heading into the season opener? Quite a bit, I’d imagine. As of today, however, here are 25 teams I feel will rank among the nation’s best in 2012. You know the drill: each team gets a one-sentence breakdown; final 2011 ranking and 2011 records are also listed in parenthesis. Questions, comments and concerns should be listed below.
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Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida State, Georgia, L.S.U., Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, T.C.U., U.S.C.
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P.S.R. 1-120: Final Re-Ranking
By Paul Myerberg // Jan 11, 2012
With the season in the books, here’s a look at how the country ranks — using the original rankings as the starting point, with the year’s results as rationale for any movement. The top 25 teams land a one-sentence breakdown. The rest? Not so much. Part of the perks of being one of the best. Think your team is too low? Feel another team deserves more credit, less credit? Let’s hear it below. It’s a delicate ranking process, but with the year completely in the books, this is as good as it’s going to get.
Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Boise State, Georgia Tech, Iowa, L.S.U., Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Pittsburgh, South Carolina, Stanford, Texas, U.S.C., West Virginia, Western Kentucky
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Even In This Career, 2011 Stands Out
By Paul Myerberg // Jan 2, 2012
Spurrier: “I told the guys, ‘Next year’s team, they’ll try win 12, because 11 has already happened.’”
Darryl Slater
DarrylSlater
It’s not a matter of talent, though it once was: Steve Spurrier’s teams at Florida won in February, out-recruiting the rest of the nation’s elite before going to town from September through December. South Carolina, on the other hand, isn’t — and hasn’t, and won’t, by and large — win with talent, but with coaching. After beating Nebraska, 30-13, in the Capital One Bowl, the Gamecocks were able to achieve something that had never been done in program history: win 11 games. Heck, the Gamecocks had won more than nine games only once in program history heading into this season.
Tags: Capital One Bowl, Connor Shaw, Marcus Lattimore, Nebraska, South Carolina, Stephen Garcia, Steve Spurrier
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P.S.R. 1-120: Week 15 Re-Ranking
By Paul Myerberg // Dec 5, 2011
With the weekend in the books, here’s a look at how the country ranks — using the original rankings as the starting point, with the season’s results as rationale for any movement. The top 25 teams land a one-sentence breakdown. The rest? Not so much. Part of the perks of being one of the best. Think your team is too low? Feel another team deserves more credit, less credit? Let’s hear it below. It’s a delicate ranking process, but with one games left in the regular season, this is just about as good as it’s going to get.
Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Boise State, Houston, Iowa State, L.S.U., Oklahoma State, Oregon, South Carolina, Southern Mississippi, Stanford, U.S.C., Virginia Tech, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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Palmetto Rivalry? U.S.C. Ain’t Clemson.
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 28, 2011
This was a good barometer for where the two conferences stand in respect to the other: Clemson was 9-2, atop the A.C.C. Atlantic, and South Carolina was 9-2, second in the SEC East. Both teams started strong before hitting a recent road bump: Clemson opened 8-0 and South Carolina started 7-1 before each encountered a difficult patch in late October and November. There were period where each team was a central figure in the B.C.S. hunt. There were a few similarities, though if nothing else, last night’s result proves that all 9-2 records aren’t created equal; 9-2 in the A.C.C. is not quite 9-2 in the SEC.
Tags: A.C.C., Chad Morris, Clemson, Sammy Watkins, SEC, South Carolina, Steve Spurrier
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As if Picking the Teams Isn’t Hard Enough
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 2, 2011
I’ve never tried my hand at projecting the entire F.B.S. bowl slate; I have enough trouble with the five B.C.S. games, in my mind. But it’s worth a shot for one week, even if I mess up the various tie-ins, conference affiliations and so forth. Not to mention choose teams that end up staying home during bowl play. Well, here goes. Remember: those numbers signifying which team slots where in its conference are very arbitrary — to a point. The No. 7 team isn’t vaulting the No. 3 team, but No. 6 could be No. 4, No. 5 could be No. 7 and so on. And not every conference can meet its allotted bowl tie-ins; in that case, a substitute team is selected.
Tags: Air Force, Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Auburn, B.Y.U., Baylor, Boise State, California, Cincinnati, Clemson, East Carolina, Florida, Florida International, Florida State, Fresno State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Hawaii, Houston, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas State, L.S.U., Louisiana-Lafayette, Miami (Fla.), Michigan State, Mississippi State, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame, Ohio, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers, S.M.U., San Diego State, South Carolina, South Florida, Southern Mississippi, Stanford, Syracuse, T.C.U., Temple, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Toledo, Tulsa, U.C.F., U.C.L.A., Utah, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Washington, West Virginia, Western Michigan, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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A Bully Move That Backfired
By Paul Myerberg // Oct 12, 2011
Sometimes Steve Spurrier is clever. “You can’t spell Citrus without U-T,” he once quipped, sending a witty – and memorable, and altogether deadly – dagger in Phil Fulmer and Tennessee’s direction. Sometimes Spurrier is so clever that he tries too hard; sometimes Spurrier makes a fool of himself, trying so hard. And sometimes Spurrier comes off as dumb and foolish as can be, such as when he attempts to deflect from South Carolina’s yet-to-be-reported decision to dismiss Stephen Garcia from the football program by flashing a spotlight on Ron Morris, a columnist for The State, for a perceived slight so innocuous as to be imagined. When Spurrier does this, thinking he’s pulled a fast one with another clever misdirection play, he does nothing but reinforce the idea that lying behind the mask of his aw-shucks facade lies the heart of a bully.
Tags: Bruce Ellington, Ron Morris, South Carolina, Steve Spurrier
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