Happy 70th birthday to Steve Spurrier, who is just as entertaining as a mediocre football coach as when he was a good football coach.
And it looks like he won't be retiring anytime soon.
From Josh Kendall of TheState.com:
“I remember one time I asked Donald Trump, ‘When do you think you will retire?’ He said, ‘Retire, why? That’s for people who hate their job,’” Spurrier said. “I said, ‘You know what, you’re probably right.’”
Spurrier doesn’t hate his job. There were times last year he didn’t like it very much, but he has come to terms with last season and the Gamecocks’ 7-6 record. Made peace with it, in fact.
“I tell people, ‘It could have been worse, you know,’” Spurrier said. “We don’t need to sit around and say, ‘What if?’ We need to be thankful we had us another winning season and another bowl victory. And we are, we are thankful and appreciative. I have said a lot of, ‘Thank you, Lords’ this past season for the 7-6 record.”
I get that he said it within the confines of a bigger point, but as much as I love Spurrier, I am glad that my team doesn't employ a guy who is thankful about a 7-6 record.
Still, Spurrier is a treasure.
