Palmetto Proving Grounds

Dabo hasn't exactly been real respectful towards Bowden since he got fired. You'd think he'd at least show some respect to the man who hired him originally.

Put Spurrier in the same spot 5 years after he retires and USC is playing Florida. Tough call. A question I am sure he would not want to be asked.

My Dad talked to Tommy at the airport in Nashville several months ago and Tommy told him that he even pulled for us against Clemmons now. My Dad said "hey I'm a Gamecock fan, but I wanted to say hello and Tommy said "hey, I am too now!" Said he was glad we were beating them and that he has some family in Florida that goes to church with some of Spurrier's family and that they had actually gotten to be pretty close and that he likes Spurrier.

Who can blame him?

I never liked him when he was at Clemson, but it was mainly for the same reasons I never cared for Spurrier when he was at Florida: we couldn't beat his teams. Bowden seems like a good person - way too good for Clemson, as it turns out. There was a level of genuineness that just doesn't exist with Dabo, who is obviously a complete fraud.

Not sure how SOS would handle it. Im sure it would be similar to Bowden if he is forced to "resign", has the staff stab him in the back and the AD screws him for an assistant coach that apparently had all the answers the whole time.

Yes, he has been quoted saying that once he retires, he will be a Gator again. But I'm sure he will support us, too, just as Lou Holtz has.

Why isn't Bowden coaching somewhere?

SOS will always be a Gator. He played there, won the heisman, and of course won tons of SEC championships and a natty as their coach. He still gives Duke some love when he can as well because they gave his first CFB HC position. When he's done here I'm sure he'll be in our corner except when we play UF and even then I don't think he'll be upset no matter who wins. I think he's pouring his all into making us his crowning project, by turning us into a perennial WINNER and contender. He's not going to suddenly turn his back on the program he's built unless something stupid happens from an admin side, but I cannot fathom that happening here...now.

I've been critical of SOS and he still annoys me with the way he handles some things. But I know two things for sure:

1- we are much better off b/c of his tenure

2- he genuinely loves being the coach here and is proud of the University

He'll support USC long after he is gone IMHO.

Spurrier is not too crazy about the AD at FL. My guess is he doesn't want good things for him although I am sure he has a lot of friends he roots for at FL.

But Coach Spurrier surely has no qualms pulling for Coach Tanner and the Yardcocks over the diamond Gators.