Winston Leaves, 4-Loss Fisher Returns
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I know the noles don't want to talk about it, but.... That was one of the few times that Spurrier wasnt going to the SEC championship game the next week and fsu got his undivided attention.
He repeatedly said that he didn't care about the fsu game and that they didn't give out rings for beating fsu. Noles refused to take him at his word.
He repeatedly said that he didn't care about the fsu game and that they didn't give out rings for beating fsu. Noles refused to take him at his word.
That's just coach speak...to say a coach doesn't care about any game (especially a rivalry game) is silly. Spurrier just loved to invoke the emotions of the SOW. I'm sorry you took him at his word. Or have you forgotten:
"You know what FSU stands for, don't you? Free Shoes University." --Spurrier
"I’m not saying anybody broke any rules; I’m just saying there was a feeling of, well, those kids are driving awfully nice cars. How’s it happen?” --Spurrier
"I guess when they start playing that song, that Indian chant," Spurrier said, humming the tune, "then I'll say,'oh, I've got to hear that all night again.' --Spurrier
Spurrier loved our rivalry...make no mistake
Spurrier is one of those type A ultra competitive guys, we all know that. He never wanted to lose at anything. But the point is, Spurrier always had as his number one goal to win the East, and then when the SEC...he always said do that and let everything else take care of itself. If you don't want to believe it, that is your choice, but he cared a lot more about beating UGA and UT than he ever cared about beating f$u.
Yea, no. The discussion about Winston has always been about his pro prospects. You can believe he was an excellent college QB while not believing he's a sure fire hall-of-famer or even a mediocre pro QB. The two have nothing to do with each other and aren't mutually exclusive, you realize that right? It's like me saying Wuerfull, Tebow, and Leak were great college players but suck as pro QB's. The two points aren't contradictory. But I know y'all have to argue that way to try to have a point, so have at it.
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And you continue to airmail the point...repeatedly. So you're either slow or digging in because you don't have anything else to add, pick one.
That's not trolling. If what the poster said is true and if Spurrier really didn't take the FSU game seriously then that would explain him having a losing record to us. How is that trolling??
He's saying fsu was down on the list of importance compared to winning the SEC and beating Uga. There is no debating that.
Now quit trolling.
OK, fair enough. Now since FSU was down on the list of games he felt was important, what did he do different when he played FSU?? Did he not use certain plays he was saving for the SECCG?? Did he rest players?? What specifically did he do regarding the FSU game to show that he didn't feel it was as important as say UGA??
He's got a point, Pass. It's almost like telling your brother, "You won because dad let you win."
It sounded like he was saying that Spurrier was not entirely focused on the FSU game because he was thinking of the SEC championship game. And, apparently, the 1997 game showed what happens when Spurrier focused on the FSU game instead of looking past it.
So you're saying that we're saying since the game wasn't as important to Spurrier as winning the SEC or beating Uga, that he didn't try hard?
Asking for clarification because that's what I'm inferring from the 1997 game. Basically that game had Spurrier's focus as opposed to others.
Oh Dear. (for you SPN) Not even close. Because Florida did not lose to a vastly inferior LSU team that year. But FSU most certainly lost to a vastly inferior GaTech this year. Or maybe not. Maybe FSU is not really much better than GaTech.
In 1997, LSU ended with a record of 9-3 and ranked #17 in the nation.
In 2015, GaTech has a record of 3-8 and will end up ranked somewhere around #90 or worse.
In fact, FSU today is closer to what LSU was back then. LSU beat us at Death Valley in 1997. Can FSU beat Florida in the Swamp?
I get it. The noles are upset because they think we aren't giving them any credit for their wins by saying Spurrier didn't value those games as high as others.
But Bowden's losing record is because he stayed too long and was old and senile.
But Bowden's losing record is because he stayed too long and was old and senile.
Yep. Based on this, they should hope that Fisher retires from FSU soon. It might be his only chance to leave FSU with a winning record against Florida.
Why ask for clarification? You can go back and read his post for yourself...he said it was one of the rare years where we were not in SECCG and Spurrier gave f$u his undivided attention.
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