Maybe he could have helped us... maybe. I'd like to see our QBs play out this season. I'm sure if things aren't great people will be complaining about this. This is where our defense really killed us last year. We weren't able to get ANY dang playing time for Mitch last year because we couldn't build any leads. Now we are shooting in the dark. I'd like to see Golson here, but it is just not meant to be. It's not the right circumstances. If we clearly knew none of our QBs were going to be able to cut it, then we'd would've probably have gone after him.
Regardless of what is really going on, it makes Spurrier look like he doesn't want to make the effort. Based on the reality of the football recruiting disaster that we saw this spring, this is going to be seen as another characteristic of Spurrier's lazy recruiting efforts. On the other hand, offering Golson probably wouldn't make a difference, because he wasn't coming here anyway. I suppose that we should be thankful that Spurrier made a statement about it to the media.
I don't think the SEC rule would have stopped anything. The guy has graduated. They would have just file a petition and make an exception.
Nah, I don't think he really knows what he has in Mitch or anyone, that is the problem. He can't make any guarantees because he doesn't now where he stands. Golson needs a guarantee because he has one year. Or he at least needs to have a good feeling that our QBs are bad and have no chance of giving him any real competition, and there is just not that sample size to make that decision. We are a talking about a coach that has decided Tommy Beecher is our best QB to start the year. This is the problem.
As we have all learned, Spurrier needs to stop talking to the press. Nothing he says ever comes out favorably for the Gamecocks.
He has to talk to the press. It's his job. Sorry if you don't like what he has to say. The truth is not always good news.
That wouldn't be fair to Thompson and the other guys like Cooper that were busting their rump to try to make a bowl game. You never bail on a season just because you want to give some guys some practice for next year. You don't disrepect the players, the fans, and the game like that.
I am curious if Golson is demanding to be starter or certain amount of PT? If injury bug hits , is there depth at QB?
^^This....Golson also, IMO, is still living off the success he had the year ND made the championship game. Many could argue that was due to the defense ND had that year and not Golson's play alone. This past season Golson had more turnovers by himself, 22, than 85 FBS Teams in 2014. Granted, I'm sure not every one of those turnovers were Golson's fault, regardless that is not going to get it done at any school much less in the SEC. If we want to get back to where we were just a few years ago we can't take a one year flyer on a guy that has a bigger name than he does statistical track record of winning and getting it done in big time games.
yep 10x bettter than any other QB. He is the greatest QB to lose his job. And get out of town because he wasn't going to see the field.
I no longer trust Spurrier's ability to evaluate or lead.
