Last Thursday night, Kevin and I watched some of the South Carolina-Auburn college football game. Although South Carolina lost, we always get a kick out of watching Steve Spurrier. He's kind of an ass (OK, probably a huge ass if you play against him) and you just never know what the guy is going to say. Since Michigan fans don't have to worry about him, we just can enjoy his wit. Here are some of his many gems from over the years (note: most of these come from his time at Florida):1. On a fire at an Auburn football dorm that destroyed 20 books – "But the real tragedy was that 15 hadn't been colored yet."
2. In response to the Florida State Foot Locker scandal – "You know what FSU stands for, don't you? Free Shoes University."
3. On Tennessee's frequent appearances in the Citrus Bowl (the second-place SEC bowl) in the mid 1990s – "You can't spell Citrus without U-T."
4. In a jab at former Tennessee QB Peyton Manning – "I know why Peyton came back for his senior year, he wanted to be a three-time Citrus Bowl MVP."
5. In yet another jab at Tennessee and in response to the following question from a South Carolina alum – "Coach, how did we beat Tennessee this year?" Spurrier's response, "The same way Vanderbilt did."
6. On not being emotional during his farewell news conference at Florida – "I guess I'm supposed to cry a lot because that's what FSU people say I do. I'm not really much of a crier. I don't get all choked up. I don't understand why they said I was crying. I guess because we only won by 24 that day." (In reference to Florida's 37-13 win over FSU in November 2001)
7. On Georgia's recruiting after a 45-13 win in 1991 over the Bulldogs – "Why is it that during recruiting season they sign all the great players, but when it comes time to play the game, we have all the great players? I don't understand that. What happens to them?"
And, one from the pro ranks, for good measure:
8. Spurrier wasted no time in hacking off half the NFL his farewell press conference at Florida when he said, "I read somewhere that (New Orleans Saints' coach) Jim Haslett gets to work at 4:30 a.m. It's not doing him any good coming in at 4:30 a.m."
Ahh, you gotta' love the Ol' Ball Coach!
