Okay, so you’re beef is that Spurrier runs up the score? I’m sorry, but as far as I’m concerned, that’s football! I am all about running up the score. And it’s not because I’m a Gator fan. I’ve watched many other teams do it, and I’m all for it. Football should be played for the full 60 minutes. Don’t lay down once you have a comfortable lead and just run out the clock. That’s boring. I want to see the team on a constant attack. If the other team can’t stop you, too bad. It has nothing to do with showing respect or having class.
Football is like a war. And they should play to win and if running up the score is part of that, then so be it. I’d rather watch a game where they play the full four quarters rather than two quarters and then stick to trying to run out the clock for the second half. And Spurrier is by no means the only coach that does this. And I have seen him lay down in the fourth quarter many times once a comfortable lead was established. The Gators could have scored two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter of the Orange Bowl. But they didn’t. The third and fourth stringers came in and mainly ran the ball. Sure, they threw a few passes. And I’m all for it. It’s a good way to give your quarterback some practice in a game situation. And if he scores, it’s all good. So I can’t see how “running up the score” could make someone hate a coach. That’s football. And that’s how it should be played. I wish Miami had run up the score on Nebraska. They dominated the first half. And I would have loved to see them score just as much in the second half.
I think it’s obvious we have different opinions on what football and coaching is all about Nate. I don’t think football is a war…it’s a sport. I think Sept. 11 helped me see that even more clearly. But, I think we are on target with the iron game from what I’ve read on the other threads, so it’s all good!
I hear you bro. We see eye-to-eye in the weightroom, but we have differing views on the football field. It’s cool. That’s the beauty of the being in the U.S., the ability to express differing opinions!
I suspect Spurrier will fail miserably
in the NFL, because he’s a rigid thinker
incapable of changing his plans no matter
how badly they are turning out.
As a classic example, the loss to Nebraska
for the national title. Kept on running
one OL fewer than usual despite sack after
sack after sack after sack after sack… you’d have think that anyone with one functioning brain cell would have changed strategies after say five sacks, but not even seven sacks could get Spurrier to break out of his rigid thinking.
So far UF is 0-2 with potential coaches. Stoops and Shannahan have both used UF’s interest to get big phat extensions. I don’t know much about this next guy, Zooks?, but I don’t think I’d want anyone associated with this years Saints team. The Ain’ts mailed in the last four games of the season.
Ok, time for an anti-Shannahan rant… I live in the Denver area and I wasn’t alone in my desire to say buh-bye to Shanny. There is no doubt he’s a coaching genius, but his record as a GM is dubious at best. Look at some of his free agents - Dale Carter, Leon Lett, Chester McGlockton, and on and on… What about all his early round draft flops? The Broncos just finished an 8-8 season, are going into next year $8M over the cap. The Broncs gave Griese a huge contract and when he isn’t hurt he’s busy throwing interceptions. Griese doesn’t scare a single DB in the league with his weak arm.
Shanny hasn’t won a thing without Elway and a healthy Terrell Davis. Come on, how good of coach would Phil Jackson be w/o MJ and Scottie or Shaq and Kobe. A coach’s success is highly dependent on the talent that he’s given to work with… and Shanny has no one to blaim but himself.
“Rigid thinker incapable of changing his plans no matter how badly they are turning out.”-yup, that pretty much describes Rick Pitino’s reputation in Boston. I’m a lifelong Celtics fan and am ashamed to admit that I got brainwashed into thinking he was actually a good coach. Now, I wish one of his prized Kentucky Derby horses would just kick the bastard in the face…Sorry for the rant, but it’s been building for a while.
I may be made official today that Ron Zook, the Saints defensive coordinator, will become UF’s next head coach. Being from New Orleans I can’t really say whether UF got a good one or not. Last year, and most of this year, the Saints’ defense did very well but showed their true colors the last month of this season when they gave up 160 pts. in 4 games. Well, if this is your guy Nate then good luck next year.
I’m not sure what to think of Ron Zooks. He was a defensive coordinator for Florida in the past. But I don’t know much about him or how good he will be. So I really don’t know how things are going to go next season. And many of the players are jumping ship to the NFL. Even Grossman has talked about leaving now! Ouch! We could be hurting next season. And that sucks because we have a good chance of playing for the national championship (again) next season. But with Spurrier gone, Zooks onboard, and players jumping ship, we may not have anything too exciting go on next season. And with Miami coming to town in September, it could be a tough year. We’ll have to see.