Excel Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Also, since we seem to be maintaining the fiction that negative recruiting doesn't happen in the SEC.... I call BS on the "we don't see negative recruiting from other SEC coaches." General article on all SEC recruiting Mark Richt discussing negative recruiting SEC blog about negative recruiting SECRant forum discussing Tennessee negative recruiting There are dozens more. I'm sure you could find the same or similar articles, blogs, forum discussions & tweets about the Big Ten, PAC-12, the Texas conference, etc. The takeaway from that comment isn't that a Big Ten school negatively recruited - they all probably do - but that Spurrier said with what I'm presuming was a straight face that he doesn't see that in the SEC. AJC and SECr. Knapp. AJC and SECr. No. Anyhow I'm going to bow out before I get in trouble. Quote Link to comment
CockInYourEar Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I'm sure some degree of negative recruiting goes all over from outright lies like, "that coach is retiring next year" to graduation rates, to little rib jabbing stuff like "we beat them by double digits last year," and everything in b/w. Spurrier never named the school, but he let it be none that he knew it was being done. He called out the guy who's not in the club (SEC), w/o even specifically saying his name. The whole time, Bo (or whoever the Asst is) knows what Spurrier is talking about and now he knows that Spurrier will bring it up whenever in the media. So that NU coach (especially if he's an Asst) is thinking, "crap, I pissed off one of the most networked HC's in the NCAA, I made up some stuff, got called out on it and now I could look even more like jerk." While that is going on, Spurrier is leaning back drinking a Coors and having a good laugh about it while he's chatting with Stoops and Gruden (yeah, they're buddies.) Spurrier sent out the message, don't negative recruit SC, otherwise you'll get called out on it, but probably only after we land the recruit and find out. I imagine if SC negatively recruits against a school then we'll get called out the same...unless we're really good at it. Also, to whoever in this thread wrote about paying for a 3 Star recruit...lmao. sure. 1 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 If I were Bo and I was ever asked about this in a press conference, I would simply say...."Hmmm.....I'm not sure what incident he is talking about, but, I would be interested in if you would dig up the facts about if they have more crime and graduate fewer students athletes. Investigate that and get back with us." 1 Quote Link to comment
desertshox Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 He's not the first coach to notice that B1G coaches can be a little bit squirrely with recruiting, two B1G coaches noticed it about Urban Meyer recently. wonder where he cut his teeth with "big time" football........ Quote Link to comment
CockInYourEar Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 He's not the first coach to notice that B1G coaches can be a little bit squirrely with recruiting, two B1G coaches noticed it about Urban Meyer recently. wonder where he cut his teeth with "big time" football........ Same place as Bo, the SEC. Quote Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 He's not the first coach to notice that B1G coaches can be a little bit squirrely with recruiting, two B1G coaches noticed it about Urban Meyer recently. wonder where he cut his teeth with "big time" football........ Same place as Bo, the SEC. Spending 2 years at LSU is cutting his teeth? After playing in the B1G, coaching in the NFL and Big 12? 2 Quote Link to comment
ShawnWatson Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 He's not the first coach to notice that B1G coaches can be a little bit squirrely with recruiting, two B1G coaches noticed it about Urban Meyer recently. wonder where he cut his teeth with "big time" football........ Same place as Bo, the SEC. You do realize your program is going back to where it has always been when Spurrier leaves, right? Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Know when you're being trolled, folks. 2 Quote Link to comment
CockInYourEar Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 He's not the first coach to notice that B1G coaches can be a little bit squirrely with recruiting, two B1G coaches noticed it about Urban Meyer recently. wonder where he cut his teeth with "big time" football........ Same place as Bo, the SEC. You do realize your program is going back to where it has always been when Spurrier leaves, right? Do you mean beating OSU in the Outback Bowl over and over? Sure, we could go up or down or stay the same. Some programs never return to their greatness after a tremendous head coach leaves and maybe they never will. Time will tell. 1 Quote Link to comment
Redux Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Carolina's funny. Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I think it was one of the Solid Verbal guys that said it best. Spurrier has the least amount of space between brain and mouth of any coach in the history of sports. Quote Link to comment
QMany Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Isn't South Carolina who offered Newell "benefits?" Quote Link to comment
Foppa Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I'm sure some degree of negative recruiting goes all over from outright lies like, "that coach is retiring next year" to graduation rates, to little rib jabbing stuff like "we beat them by double digits last year," and everything in b/w. Spurrier never named the school, but he let it be none that he knew it was being done. He called out the guy who's not in the club (SEC), w/o even specifically saying his name. The whole time, Bo (or whoever the Asst is) knows what Spurrier is talking about and now he knows that Spurrier will bring it up whenever in the media. So that NU coach (especially if he's an Asst) is thinking, "crap, I pissed off one of the most networked HC's in the NCAA, I made up some stuff, got called out on it and now I could look even more like jerk." While that is going on, Spurrier is leaning back drinking a Coors and having a good laugh about it while he's chatting with Stoops and Gruden (yeah, they're buddies.) Spurrier sent out the message, don't negative recruit SC, otherwise you'll get called out on it, but probably only after we land the recruit and find out. I imagine if SC negatively recruits against a school then we'll get called out the same...unless we're really good at it. Also, to whoever in this thread wrote about paying for a 3 Star recruit...lmao. sure. Quote Link to comment
Redux Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I think it's pretty clear all of Gamecock Nation is jealous of the East Carolina Pirates Quote Link to comment
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