Saturday, September 30, 2006
Spurrier Gives Gamecock Fans A Lesson in Proper Cheering Etiquette
Steve Spurrier's South Carolina Gamecocks fell just short in an attempt to knock off the #2 Auburn Tigers on Thursday, as the Tigers survived in a 24-17 thriller. The Old Ball Coach began his tenure at South Carolina last season and since then has dramatically improved the quality of the football program at South Carolina, and that was truly manifested this past Thursday given the fact that South Carolina almost knocked off the #2 ranked team in the country. And although they did lose the game, the crowd vigorously applauded as the clock hit 0, recognizing both the South Carolina players' and Steve Spurrier's strong efforts. Well Spurrier would have none of that, as he condemned his own fans the following day for cheering after a loss...
"Please don't clap when we come close. I don't know if any coach has told our fans, 'Please don't clap if we get beat."
While I understand Spurrier was angered by the applause, as he wants to instill a winning mentality into the South Carolina program, regardless of what the Old Ball Coach says, I applaud the Gamecocks for their efforts!
4 Comments:
Doesn't Spurrier realize they were clapping because Auburn was suppose to blow them out? They were two touchdown underdogs at home.
Fans expected they had no shot at losing and were surprised when they had a chance at tying.
Or they bet money on their home team plus the points.
I bet Spurrier was upset because his foursome at Augusta got canceled the next day or something like that.
It isn't that Spurrier doesn't want people to clap for a good effort, it's that he is trying to get rid of a legacy of losing. Once he shakes of that culture where losing is acceptable as long as they try real real hard he probably won't give a damn what anyone other than his players do after a loss. It's just that Spurrier doesn't want his team to be the guy in the PG-13 movie that everyone hopes does alright, he wants to be the team in the rated R movie that you aren't sure if you like but you can't help but like.
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