For 12 years the ol' head ball coach, Steve Spurrier, walked up and down the sidelines in Florida as the head football coach for the University of Florida. Even back then I was never sold on the iconic image bestowed upon him as a great coach.
In twelve years Spurrier won just one national title but at least he had one so I bit my tongue and didnt call him overrated even though I wanted to really bad. Following the 2001 season Spurrier took the money to go coach in the NFL and won a total of 12 games in two years.
Since his return to the college ranks Spurrier continues to prove my original feelings about him right, he's really not that good. Since taking over for the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2005 Spurrier has not won a national title let alone a SEC title. The closest to an SEC title Spurrier has gotten was last Saturday when his team was destroyed by Auburn in the SEC title game.
The guy can obviously coach if he's been around for this long but maybe it's time people realize that he is just an average coach that caught lightning in a bottle one season and won a championship and he will never do it again.
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