SPURRIER RESIGNS AS HEAD COACH OF FLORIDA!

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[MississippiMan]

Steve Spurrier can now take an NFL coaching job.
 
Florida Gators football coach Steve Spurrier has resigned, ESPN has confirmed. Spurrier gave no reasons for his decision. The school is expected to issue a news release at 2 p.m. and hold a news conference at 5 p.m. ET. Earlier today, the Gainesville Sun reported on its website Spurrier would resign today to make himself available for an NFL head coaching job. no debate: The Hurricanes are champions. Miami clobbered Nebraska 37-14 in Thursday's Rose Bowl to complete a perfect 12-0 season, showing this might be the best of the 'Canes' five national title teams.
 
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[RedBloodedAmerican]

Minnesota.

[truthandlife]

Minnesota or San Diego

[patent]

VIKINGS!!!!!

[dakine]

Tampa

[Howlin]

I'll go ahead and show how little I know about this: is this a surprise?

[silmaril]

I had a professor in college, a UF alumnus, who hated Steve Spurrier. Hated him. "Spurrier was a jerk," he railed once, "a real jerk." Then he calmed and said, "But you know, I snaked his wife in sophomore year."

That's what I think of when I see his name.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Yes. Considering Steve said this is his dream job, Gator grad and all.

[PrivateIdaho]

Where ever he goes, they will automatically become one of my least favorite teams... I can't stand the guy and his sideline antics.

[Wyatt's Torch]

As an Auburn guy, who Steve gave us more than our share of beatings, I hate to see him go. He might have been brash but you always knew where he stood and he told it like it was. College athletics, and numerous other professions, could use more people like him.

BTW, he'll be in Jacksonville or Atlanta.

[ken5050]

Sure...from Florida to Minnesota..not likely.....could be the Saints....

[MississippiMan]

It'll be interesting to watch for sure. IMO much of his success at Florida is because he demands excellence and enforces a strict code of discipline. Sadly, that's hard to do in the NFL nowadays. The NFL is all about a bunch of egomaniacs. What's he gonna do when Moss doesn't show up for a team meeting, bench him?

MM

[Wyatt's Torch]

I am an SEC and college football junkie and I was completely shocked by this announcement. Came completely out of the blue.

[truthandlife]

I agree with you. Spurrier will stay in Florida and Dungey will go to Minnesota.

[ken5050]

Note that he waited to resign until AFTER the ND job was filled...now that would have been something to see.....

[oldvike]

SKOL VIKINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[js1138]

My mother, brother, son are all UF grads, daughter currently attending. I have been a Spurrier defender for years. But I worry about him in the NFL. He's gonna have a stroke.

[GoreIsLove]

Now he can take the job at Stanford.

[MississippiMan]

I'll go ahead and show how little I know about this: is this a surprise?

I wouldn't be much more shocked if a headline said BUSH RESIGNS.

MM

[ken5050]

FL is gonna lose their men's basketball caoch soon.....Donovan will take the Knick's job after the NCAA's