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Eddie Teach

#420
October 15, 2015, 12:33:29 PM
Quote from: sbr on October 15, 2015, 11:40:57 AM
I took it as a big F you to SC.  He knew he would be fired after the season, and said ' you think someone else can do better? Go for it'

I dunno, he may have done enough to earn one shitty season grace period.
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MadBurgerMaker

#421
October 15, 2015, 12:36:23 PM Last Edit: October 15, 2015, 12:39:27 PM by MadBurgerMaker
Yeah, I'm not convinced South Carolina was going to shitcan the coach with the most wins all time in school history after his first losing season.

E:  They should hire Mack.

alfred russel

#422
October 15, 2015, 12:49:13 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 15, 2015, 12:33:29 PM
Quote from: sbr on October 15, 2015, 11:40:57 AM
I took it as a big F you to SC.  He knew he would be fired after the season, and said ' you think someone else can do better? Go for it'

I dunno, he may have done enough to earn one shitty season grace period.

I doubt he would have been fired, but Spurrier would be flirting with the death spiral where negativity about the coach keeps the team from being able to recruit effectively. I doubt he wanted to deal with that.

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There's a fine line between salvation and drinking poison in the jungle.

I'm embarrassed. I've been making the mistake of associating with you. It won't happen again. :)
-garbon, February 23, 2014

Valmy

#423
October 15, 2015, 12:50:59 PM
True but it does suggest he did not do it to say F you to SC.
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Berkut

#424
October 15, 2015, 12:52:16 PM
Yeah, Spurrier isn't exactly a "up and coming' coach - a terrible season isn't something you can chalk up to rebuilding or something.

Leaving now is kind of odd, but largely understandable. He has always coached on his own terms, and I respect him for that - I don't think sticking it out to the end of the season would have been better for USC, or for Spurrier, so why do it?

Indeed, if he was just looking out for No 1, he would have stayed, collected his paychecks, and then some negotiated buy out at the end of the year.
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Valmy

#425
October 16, 2015, 12:11:33 PM
Gentlemen I bring sad news. Bevo XIV, the beloved mascot for the University of Texas since 2004, has passed away. :cry:

He was a Bevo of legend.
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alfred russel

#426
October 16, 2015, 12:39:42 PM
Quote from: Berkut on October 15, 2015, 12:52:16 PM
Yeah, Spurrier isn't exactly a "up and coming' coach - a terrible season isn't something you can chalk up to rebuilding or something.


There seems to be this myth that a the formula "Quality of Coach * Quality of Program = Number of Wins Per Season".

There is a lot of randomness that isn't appreciated. You miss on a couple of QBs in recruiting, maybe have some arrests, and a bad year will happen to the best coaches.
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

There's a fine line between salvation and drinking poison in the jungle.

I'm embarrassed. I've been making the mistake of associating with you. It won't happen again. :)
-garbon, February 23, 2014

Valmy

#427
October 16, 2015, 01:02:37 PM
Well unless you are Bobby Bowden between the years of 1987 and 2000.
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Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

alfred russel

#428
October 16, 2015, 01:21:23 PM
Quote from: Valmy on October 16, 2015, 01:02:37 PM
Well unless you are Bobby Bowden between the years of 1987 and 2000.

Actually, look at the QBs Bowden had in that era. Brad Johnson, Danny Kanell, Peter Tom Willis, Charlie Ward, Chris Wienke...the difference between 2000 and 2001 was that he went from Chris Weinke to Chris Rix.

It also helped having a first tier program in a second tier conference with a bunch of recruiting rivals in chaos/probation.
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

There's a fine line between salvation and drinking poison in the jungle.

I'm embarrassed. I've been making the mistake of associating with you. It won't happen again. :)
-garbon, February 23, 2014

Valmy

#429
October 16, 2015, 01:24:04 PM
Poor Casey Weldon. Nobody remembers him.

Chris Rix was the very model of a mediocre QB.
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Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

alfred russel

#430
October 16, 2015, 02:21:46 PM
Quote from: Valmy on October 16, 2015, 01:24:04 PM
Chris Rix was the very model of a mediocre QB.

He was not mediocre. He was really bad. A program destroying player.

Physically, enormously talented. Started as a freshman. I remember telling people, "shit, he sucks now because he doesn't know what he is doing, but once he figures it out he is going to be unstoppable." Thing is, he never got smarter.

2001-2005 is a long time to have a starter that never figures out the position at QB. By that time the program had deteriorated.

I have two favorite memories with Chris Rix:

-playing in Miami, in classic Chris Rix fashion with not much sense, around midfield he scrambles and goes airborne for some unknown reason. The Miami guy goes for his legs and flips him over, and Rix lands on his head. The crowd cheers. Chris Rix starts jogging to the sideline, I think it was 3rd down and FSU needed to punt, and he suddenly collapses. The crowd lets out a much more massive cheer.
-During the Chris Rix era, Miami and FSU played in the Orange Bowl, so they met 5 times. As Chris Rix lost the last meeting, the camera showed Chris Rix and had the note on the screen, "Chris Rix - first starting quarterback in NCAA history to lose to the same team 5 times".
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

There's a fine line between salvation and drinking poison in the jungle.

I'm embarrassed. I've been making the mistake of associating with you. It won't happen again. :)
-garbon, February 23, 2014

sbr

#431
October 16, 2015, 06:13:54 PM
Stanford's Kevin Hogan just beat ucla for the fifth time last night

alfred russel

#432
October 16, 2015, 06:24:54 PM
Quote from: sbr on October 16, 2015, 06:13:54 PM
Stanford's Kevin Hogan just beat ucla for the fifth time last night

The anti chris rix.

Another thing I remember from the Chris Rix era...I was consuming a lot of college football related to media, and thus saw a lot of Bowden interviews. Early in Chris Rix's career, Bowden would make the point that Rix was just a freshman, and as a California guy adopting to a very different culture while learning to be a college student and FSU QB. Grossman from Indiana was the UF QB at the time, and he frequently made the statement

"Our guy is from California, and their guy is from Indiana, and those places are so different than here, it is like coming from another country."

Only one time he was giving an interview and I guess he slipped up telling the same dumb line for the 100th time, and said something like:

"Our guy is from California, and there guy is from Indiana, those guys came from another country."

There were headlines, "Bobby Bowden thinks that California and Indiana are different countries."

:lol:
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

There's a fine line between salvation and drinking poison in the jungle.

I'm embarrassed. I've been making the mistake of associating with you. It won't happen again. :)
-garbon, February 23, 2014

Valmy

#433
October 16, 2015, 08:34:28 PM
I am sure there is some FCS QB out there who went 6-0 or something against some archrival they kept meeting in the playoffs.

But that is pretty awesome.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

dps

#434
October 17, 2015, 12:26:34 PM
Those football playoff adds with the Dr Pepper vendor must be the most annoying commercials ever.
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