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Steve Spurrier's New Interview Method

I kept waiting for him to throw something, but I guess no visor, headset, or clip board were nearby.
 
DiamondDust said:
It would have been very simple for Spurrier to go to South Carolina's media relations office and simply request a credential not be issued to that writer.
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In that case, it would have probably have been more effective in deterring this type of behavior in the future to have his credentials removed or restricted. On the other hand, we probably never would have heard the truth about this misrepresentation by the writer without this sort of occurrence.

Maybe Spurrier felt that getting his version of the truth out there was more important than other considerations.
 
RedStar said:
But that's about as closed doors as you'll get. He didn't do it on the practice field, he didn't do it after a game, he didn't do it as a halftime interview.

As others have said, if reporters can call him out publicly, why can't he do the same to them?
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Well, he can... and he can also look very childish/ridiculous in the process.

As for the other options you listed, every one of them are based on credentials. Like I just said, all Spurrier had to do was request the credential be yanked. Problem solved.
 
RollTide1017 said:
Agreed. This is a childish way for a coach to react; "whaaaaaa... I'm not going to be in the same room... whaaaaaaa." Change your diaper coach and get back out there. SC is headed down the tubes and Spurrier is leading the way.
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EL OH EL

Leading them down the tubes? Have you looked at USCe historically? Spurrier has taken them to 5 straight bowl games in 6 years, something no one had ever done before he got there (and their first ever SEC east crown). He might not be taking to them to the top of the mountain, but he's definitely not leading them down the tubes. Not sure where that came from.

Compared to us, they haven't done anything, but compared to what they've historically been, Spurrier has taken their program out of the cellar. Vandy has more wins than South Carolina does all time. They're finally above .500 as a program for the first time in who knows how long.
 
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TideEngineer08 said:
So no more Garcia?

What a long, strange trip that was.
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Sad story. You can't say he was not given enough chances to overcome his problems. I was wondering why Spurrier was so emotionally it that video. Now we know.

http://eye-on-college-football.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/24156338/32664312
The star-crossed Stephen Garcia era at South Carolina has at last come to its official end.

Gamecock athletic director Eric Hyman issued a statement Tuesday that Garcia has been dismissed fron the Carolina football program, effective immediately.

“Being a student-athlete at the University of South Carolina is a privilege, not a right,” said Hyman, “For Stephen to return to and remain with the football squad this fall, we agreed on several established guidelines. Unfortunately, he has not been able to abide by those guidelines and has therefore forfeited his position on the roster. We wish him the best of luck as he moves forward in life.”
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SimplyTide said:
In that case, it would have probably have been more effective in deterring this type of behavior in the future to have his credentials removed or restricted. On the other hand, we probably never would have heard the truth about this misrepresentation by the writer without this sort of occurrence.

Maybe Spurrier felt that getting his version of the truth out there was more important than other considerations.
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And none of that will matter now since he does this the day he knew the news of Garcia being booted would come out. He gets to make his stand, and then it all gets swept under the rug because everyone will now be talking about Garcia.
 
Another option for CSS - don't answer questions from the reporter. If he didn't want to revoke his credentials, he could have just ignored his remarks or questions.
 
DiamondDust said:
Well, he can... and he can also look very childish/ridiculous in the process.

As for the other options you listed, every one of them are based on credentials. Like I just said, all Spurrier had to do was request the credential be yanked. Problem solved.
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Childish to me is what Gundy did. Spurrier was pretty calm and reserved the whole time. Didn't get visibly upset, just told it like it was.

If the cameras hadn't been rolling would you have still thought it was childish? Or is it simply the fact that it was caught on camera?
 
RTR91 said:
Another option for CSS - don't answer questions from the reporter. If he didn't want to revoke his credentials, he could have just ignored his remarks or questions.
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I like the way CNS does it better. He lets the reporter know exactly why it is hypothetical and refuses to answer it. If it is not hypothetical he lets them know why it is a stupid question. If it is a good question but he does not want to completely answer it he either says he has answered it before or answers it the way he wants to answer it. He usually ends it with a sly smirk and says A'ight. Then he unscrews the bottle top and drinks some water screws the bottle top back on the bottle, sets it down and moves on. ;)
 
RedStar said:
Childish to me is what Gundy did. Spurrier was pretty calm and reserved the whole time. Didn't get visibly upset, just told it like it was.

If the cameras hadn't been rolling would you have still thought it was childish? Or is it simply the fact that it was caught on camera?
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I won't disagree with you on Gundy. Spurrier was basically a 1 or 2 on the Gundy scale. Still, he didn't have to make a scene about it because, frankly, what does Spurrier get out of it outside of some "Stick it to them, Steve" comments.
 
RTR91 said:
Another option for CSS - don't answer questions from the reporter. If he didn't want to revoke his credentials, he could have just ignored his remarks or questions.
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Yeah but I think the point was, he didn't want that reporter twisting his words. (as we've seen plenty of reporters out of Birmingham do to CNS over the years.) It wasn't just that he didn't want to answer his questions, it's that he didn't want to give the guy anything at all, even if it was questions from another reporter.
 
By the way, there are a lot of articles out there from recent weeks where this reporter was basically calling out Spurrier for the pathetic product he was putting on the field this season.
 
DiamondDust said:
frankly, what does Spurrier get out of it outside of some "Stick it to them, Steve" comments.
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That's probably what he was going for, and to an extent, I can see a little childishness there. He wanted to out the guy he thought had been negatively reporting on the football program and he wanted to do it in a public way. I definitely see that.

But if CNS had done it to Kevin Scarbinsky, we'd have stood and applauded ;) I guess that's where I see the problem.

I'm definitely no Spurrier apologist. Although I must admit he's grown on me since he's not at UF anymore. His sarcasm is as thick as anyones and it's something I can relate to.
 
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