South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier, probably the greatest 68-year-old trash talker in college football history, was up to his old tricks this week when discussing his team’s upcoming game against Tennessee. Spurrier has spent more than 20 years as a head coach in the SEC, so he has faced the Vols a ton. He found a way to eloquently express that on Thursday.
“This will be the 14th time I’ve coached in Neyland Stadium,” Spurrier said, via The State’s Josh Kendall. ” I’ve coached there more than some of their head coaches.”
For those of you who didn’t know, Neyland Stadium is the home of Tennessee football. Spurrier was calling attention to the fact that guys like Lane Kiffin and Derek Dooley spent very little time with the Vols.
Saturday is indeed Spurrier’s 14th time coaching at Neyland Stadium. You have to wonder if his jab was directed at Kiffin, who coached only eight home games for Tennessee before leaving to take a job at USC. As College Football Talk pointed out, Dooley coached 22 games at Neyland during his three-year tenure at Tennessee.
It should be noted that Spurrier also praised the Vols during the same press conference and said they have enough talent to be a top-25 team. Similar to last year when he downplayed Nick Saban’s accomplishments, the Ole Ball Coach simply couldn’t help himself.
