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Get The Picture · Bloviation for the Dawgnation
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The only thing missing is the visor at his feet.
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I think I just peed in my pants a bit laughing.
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Just making way for the Will Muschamp banner.
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Yabba dabba BOOM!
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This photo of WIll was taken from kind of far away, but I think it’d look good on a banner too.
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Whoops, sorry. Here’s the portrait I was speaking of.
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Well, dammit, now it won’t be funny. 😡
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I just wanna know when we’re gonna get our Observations post from Saturday’s game. What’s the holdup, Bluto? 🙂
(I keed, I keed)
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Hah! I was wondering the same thing.
There were a few things the TV broadcast didn’t show.
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I think the title should read, “Nobody loves you when you leave them high and dry”.
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I live in SC and none of the fans I know are mad at Spurrier. A lot of them felt the team quit on him. I had several corner me with questions about Richt. They would love for him to come coach at Carolina.
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They aren’t mad cause they are glad he quit.
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At least they had the courtesy to wait until after Black Friday before disappearing the towering banner of former Glorious Leader Steve Spurrier
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The Confederate Battle Flag, now this. SC is becoming rather sanctimonious!!😂😂
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South Carolina has ALWAYS been at war with Eastasia!
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This is a fun thread, but in all seriousness they want their new coach to be the centerpoint, not the former one.
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Lots of noise on the net coming from Coral Gables…
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Looking forward a new season of Miami Nice?
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Schlabach is saying it will be official tomorrow or Friday.
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Richt taking the Miami Job. That is what is being reported. So now, who coaches the bowl game?
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Miami is bowl eligible and could play us.
Makes history calling plays for both teams from the press box????
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And what happens with Eason now?
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Eason goes to Miami, LOL.
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Not sure he wants to play in front of 5K fans. 😉
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He might want to win a natty, though.
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And less fans to boo when you make a mistake.
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Then Miami would be a terrible choice
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That’s probably more fans than were in the stands at Lake Stevens though.
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If Eason ever takes an official to Miami, UGA is toasted in multiple fronts.
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Yes if does not come to us we are hit with recruiting violations
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Good for him if it happens. I will be following him and hoping the U does well. I would love for Smart and Richt to meet in a national championship game.
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Richt’s entering a garbage coastal division, his chances to make the CFP just went up.
Unfortunately, ours just went down markedly, so not very likely I’m afraid.
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Never thought I’d see the day where I might actually pull for the U.
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I did. Knew there were a bunch of you who would become fans of the next team Richt coaches. Have known that for years.
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Squirting. ..caught ya.
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You were right. I root for the Rams, the Bengals, the Lions, and several other teams with Dawg ties. I’ve got room for one more.
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#bandwagonfanwill
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Ouch, that hurt. And after I’ve tried to be polite to you today.
Shouldn’t you go kiss McGarity’s ass a little more? It might be getting cold.
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You’re an idiot, and you took my comment completely out of context. I root for my school first, but I would like to see Richt succeed wherever he goes because I have tremendous gratitude and respect for him.
What’s ridiculous is I have even somewhat defended your position against some of the more vehement and damn near fanatical Richt supporters on this very blog over the last few days.
You are here purely to stir up shit, and you clearly have plenty of time on your hands to do so.
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He’s also accepted the job at Virginia.
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I just became a huge Miami Hurricanes fan.
I would LOVE to see CMR win a title there and shame the idiots at B(owel) M(ovement) into realizing THEY are the problem and “The Georgia Way” sucks ass.
I’d rather UGA win one, but Miami is now a close second.
Man, Georgia Tech fans have got to be bummin’ over this. LOL. (and look to see Florida wanting to schedule home-and-homes with Miami every season.)
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Don’t hold back, go all the way and make Miami your #1. Seriously.
Seriously.
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It could be worse. They could want Georgia to lose. In the grand scheme of things isn’t a fan who wants Georgia and Miami to do well a better fan than one who wants thier own team to lose?
I mean it’s all good and fine for you to complain about people being happy for CMR and wanting him to do well, but what do we do about the guy that wanted us to finish the season 0-6? What do you do with that jackass?
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Huh? Am I supposed to hate CMR now? No way. I really like the guy. He was great to UGA and its fans.
I think the UGA athletic dept is rotten to the core with cronyism, greed, idiocy, incompetence, and various other flaws. I’d like to see that laid bare so we can clean house.
All for the good of the University from which I hold a law degree and almost 40 years of fandom.
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A large portion of the Georgia fan base will likely decide they are willing to follow and hope Miami football does well because our soon-to-be former head coach is taking a job there. What the hell is wrong with that? I may buy a Miami cap in tribute to Richt the man, but I’ll always wear the Power G over my heart and cheer for the Dawgs to win regardless of who is the head coach. If Smart and Richt met on the field, I would cheer for the Dawgs but would respect Richt’s team. Why can’t you show just a little respect for the man?
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Showing respect for him is a far cry from buying a goddamn Canes hat. I respect Nick Saban. You’ll never see me for Crimson.
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He wasn’t your coach? Why would you?
Why does this stick in your craw so badly?
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I’ve long suspected that many of you were more loyal to Richt than UGA. These past couple days confirm the suspicions. Glad he’s gone, and hope y’all go with him.
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You are the arbiter of loyalty? Really? Really??
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I hate to agree with Derek on something, but you were the one rooting for the team you profess to love to lose so the Richt would end. You don’t get to question others’ fandom now. Ever.
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The Richt era, that is.
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EE, I do not understand this line of thinking. I get following Miami now that Richt is there. Checking scores online, watching a quarter or two if they are on TV and the game does not conflict with the Dawgs, just as I did with Bobo and Colorado State. I get the impression that many have put Richt above and beyond UGA and its football program. This I do not get nor will I ever. Georgia played football long before Richt came around and I am pretty sure that the Dawgs will still field a team now that he is gone. my love is and always will be for the University of Georgia and those honored to wear the Red and Black.
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Skeptic, I’ve been a Georgia fan since the day I was born. I’m a Terry Double Dawg that only seriously applied to one university. I’ve attended Georgia games since 1981 and for the last 14 years drove six hours each way from NC 3+ times per year to use my season tickets that I’ve had since 1992. I’ve contributed to the academic side of UGA starting when I got my first job with the firm where I’m now blessed to be a partner. I loved being able to attend all 7 home games this year with my move back to the Atlanta area. I’m a diehard Bulldog. My love is for my university.
I have a respect for Richt that includes his on-field and off-field accomplishments. I understand you and others feel differently about Richt the coach. If I decided to wear a cap with a U on it, it won’t be without a G or an Arch somewhere most prominent.
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If you decide to wear a Miami hat you’re supporting Miami, no matter what you think you are doing. That Miami. The scummiest program in CFB.
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That’s your opinion and you’re entitled to it.
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EE, I guess that is where we differ. I love my university as well, and I root for all UGA teams. I will not pull for Miami because they are not the University of Georgia.
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If you’re implying that I would pull for The U vs UGA because of Richt, you’re mistaken. I would NEVER pull against UGA in anything. When The U plays FSU, instead of pulling for the meteor to hit the stadium or not caring as I would have prior to this news, I would want to see Miami win because I would like to see Richt be successful. I don’t think there’s a darn thing wrong with that and doesn’t change my Bulldog fandom one bit. I honestly wouldn’t care one bit if others think otherwise.
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I was not implying that in the least. My only point is that my loyalty is with UGA and I do not understand rooting for Richt , or any other coach from UGA, now that he is gone. Respect and admire him for his faith and actions? All day and twice on Sunday. Appreciate what he did in the past for UGA? Heck yes. Root for him at another school? Nope. But that is my opinion. We can agree to disagree.
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No problem – I can respect that. I appreciate reading what you think!
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EE, if you’ve now left Wake Forest, that means I’ll have to start cheering twice as loud up here. Best wishes back in the homeland.
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Yep, I still have work in the Triangle, and after 14 years in Wake Forest, we still have a ton of friends there. I’ll be in town a good bit. I would love to meet you and WDE up there for a beverage and some good SEC talk.
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Look, a successful Miami is to our advantage. Miami is 680 miles from Athens, so any kid Richt recruits north of say, Gainesville Florida will be closer to us than him. He could recruit right up to Florida’s southern doorstep, however, and really hamper their efforts. He might even have a little negative impact on FSU. If there has to be a powerhouse team in Florida, we want it to be Miami rather than one of those other teams. I sincerely hope he doesn’t land Eason though, UNLESS Kirby decides he wants to switch to the spread.
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Richt isn’t going to take recruits from Florida and FSU. Not at Miami. He’ll do about as well as Randy Shannon and Al Golden did. Unless Miami is planning on tearing down the Orange bowl and waving a magic wand to change the demographic in South Florida, it’s still going to have the same problems. The formula for success in Miami involves a much dirtier personality than Richt possesses. He’s not a good fit there.
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Ummmm, the Orange Bowl was torn down in 2008.
The Marlins play on that site in a new baseball stadium.
Miami plays at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL.
I don’t have any up-to-date information about a magic wand that changes demographics–maybe ask Donald Trump?
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You really should stfu
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Say hello to your 2017 Heisman Trophy winner, from the University of Miami, Jacob Eason.
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^^This.
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What is this latest rumor out of the Capstone about snag on Smart hire. Hear it involves Coaches Pruitt and Sherrer.
Possible decline of position.
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Wishful thinking.
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So Schotty is gonna be HC for our bowl game?
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CMR asked and committed to coach the bowl game. I can’t imagine he wouldn’t follow through on that commitment.
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What if Miami is playing Georgia?
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That would be a very interesting dilemma.
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Won’t happen. They won’t select them to play each other for that very reason.
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Au contraire. They might select those two schools to play each other for that VERY reason. I would pay real American money to see it, too. 🙂
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ESPN and AJC surely will love that. We’ll need to have a survey who Herbie, Corso, Dhow, and Pollack will pick.
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Chili has no idea how anything works, outside of his double-ended, adult novelty toys
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If somebody can add more fuel to the fire in Georgia, the Music Bowl may end up the most watched bowl game, LOL.
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Indeed. One of the reasons we were matched with Louisville is our bowl game was because of the so-called drama of seeing former coaches square off against each other. Lesser bowls have to drum up interest any way they can
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Yeah where is Shotty?
Not one word about him from blogs and sporting press!
Did anyone notice none of the offensive players stood up for him.
Where is Tarkenton? Is he a possible snag on Smart hire?
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The funniest thing that can happen from all this circus is the Smart hire really hits a snag. Where is ADGM?
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He and chili-squirt ran off to that dark room at the other end of the house, hence that loud slurping sound that coming from there
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I’ll say this. Spurrier leaving took balls.
He’s no clueless idiot. He knew that many would call him a quitter or whatever, but he did what he thought was best, regardless of e impact on him personally.
I know a lot of people in the corporate wolrld that should do the same, but they don’t have the self awareness to know they’re the problem and/or the cajones to resolve it without being pushed.
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Sounds like you described McGreedy, to a T.
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I think he was describing your father, young master Richt.
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My Father and CMR do share many of the same qualities.. so in your case, the old adage “a stopped clock is right twice a day” seems appropriate.
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“Jacob Eason to take an OV to the U” per sources and so it begins.
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Read this. Classic Spurrier;
Spurrier letter to the Gamecocks
Dec 01, 2015
In the last few years when asked how much longer I plan to coach, I have said often that if our team is going in the wrong direction I need to resign and allow someone else to take over as head coach here. After six games, we were 2-4 with two blow-outs by Georgia and LSU. We were behind at halftime against UCF (a team that went 0-12 this year). We were definitely going in the wrong direction. I felt that I was doing a lousy job as head coach and a change would help our team become more competitive.
I told our team after I resigned that they needed new leadership, new enthusiasm and a new plan. By stepping aside, this allowed Shawn Elliott the opportunity to change our direction, change our attitude, and hopefully, he could be named head coach after the season. If this happens, some of our assistant coaches would be retained, and this was a major reason for me to get out of the way. Also, by resigning, I forfeited the buyout clause in my contract that saved our university three million dollars.
I certainly believe, as the media has said, that our team played better after I resigned. Shawn Elliott did an excellent job getting this team prepared to play with enthusiasm and effort the rest of our season. Unfortunately, the close games turned into close losses.
When I mentioned I may coach again, I meant possibly as a volunteer coach at a high school. After thirty years as a head coach, I positively know that my head coaching career is finished.
I understand the critics have asked why I didn’t announce I was retiring at the end of the season, as some other coaches have done. I felt that if I had done this, I would have been a distraction throughout the remainder of the season about my last game everywhere I went. I did not want a “Spurrier Farewell Tour.” The players deserve to be the story of each game. Also, it would have prevented Shawn Elliott, a coach that has loved the South Carolina Gamecocks his whole life, from getting the shot to be the interim head coach, with the possibility of becoming the Head Coach here.
When a coach gets fired, the change is often good and helpful to the team. Miami was 4-3 when Al Golden was fired, and the interim head coach went 4-1. Randy Edsall was 2-4 at Maryland when fired and his replacement got the team playing better. Clay Helton, the interim coach at the other USC, was recently named head coach as they went 5-2 under his watch.
Our university was not going to fire me, so I thought it was best for our team that I basically fire myself by resigning. The players have enjoyed playing for Coach Elliott and again the media has said the team has performed better after I resigned.
Thanks to all Gamecocks for allowing me to be your coach for over ten years. My wife Jerri and I will always be thankful and appreciative to the University of South Carolina for this opportunity.
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