Is Spurrier washed up?

Are Gamecock fans under the impression Steve Spurrier is the Grand Facilitator? YES! Is he? NO! But one thing is for sure, Spurrier is a confidence boost for a program that has struggled to work their way out of the S.E.C. East cellar for several years. Just like Lou Holtz before him, Spurrier offers an identity and wisp of arrogance to a football starving community. Look, I am not trying to open an argument from 2004. I am saying, if it wasn't for the inconsistant year of college football, especially in the S.E.C. East, USC would never even cracked the top ten. Spurrier even said it following the Vanderbilt game" We knew we were living dangerously." George Rogers their programs best player ever said it live on the air, "I don't believe they are deserving of a number six ranking." I'm not ripping on Gamecock fans, but lets be honest, Eric Norwood has really stepped up, as well as Emmanuel Cook, but your defense is not that great. When Jasper Brinkley went down and Nate Pepper followed, when a defense losses it's best player for the year and your head coach has the quarterbacks dangling like puppets, How are you ranked number six in the country? A loss to Vanderbilt is not inexcusable, you haven't earned that right yet. It wasn't even ten years ago when USC was a meeger step above the Commodores. It is great to see the excitement of the Gamecock nation, but their is a difference in being cocky and confident. Confidence would have won a must win game against the 'Dores, because seriously, at Kneeland this Saturday, I'm calling a loss on that one.

Now to Spurrier the figure head. No he is not a figure head, he does run the team. But remembering the days of Spurrier as a God in Gainesville, he's lost something! His touch on his players, some discipline, and probably something else I haven't figured out. I do believe Spurrier is a great coach, but after hearing fans call in on the post game show Saturday, I believe they have a case of blind faith in him. Remember, he lost alot of pride in failing in the NFL, he could have never have gone back to Florida and duplicated his success. So why not build up another Lou Holtz havoc program, but my question is, Has Spurrier built up a program on beliefs on hope or on confidence?

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