1. Those that are ticked off and want to see some changes.
2. Those who think we need to quit booing and support the players and coaches on their quest through mediocrity and below.
I'm #1 tenfold.
En lo que respecta al #2, this (
“We’re not mad at the fans, by the way,” Spurrier said. “Maybe they had a right to boo because of the way it happened. “We’ll take all the criticism. We deserve it. I deserve it.”) pretty much sumises my philosophy; and by no doubt is such dead-on correctly fitting!!!)
Spurrier: Boos were justified
This is a perfect example as to where my philosophy in regards to team support (both athletic and academic) pertains to the university of which I am an alumnus...
IAN GUERIN / For the Herald Journal
Posted Oct 24, 2007 at 1:19 AMUpdated Oct 24, 2007 at 3:36PM
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COLUMBIA - South Carolina would love to forget about Vanderbilt. On Tuesday, that might have required a lobotomy.
From the time Steve Spurrier started his weekly new conference by saying his players appeared to not “give a damn” to finishing up by talking about how Vanderbilt’s punter was named the SEC special teams player of the week, the USC coach couldn’t get the Commodores off his mind.
It was another remnant of the Gamecocks’ loss over the weekend, a loss that knocked USC from No. 6 to No. 15 in The Associated Press rankings and possibly deflated the confidence level of South Carolina’s players and coaches.
It certainly did a number on the USC fans, who booed Spurrier, his staff and players during the game.
“We’re not mad at the fans, by the way,” Spurrier said. “Maybe they had a right to boo because of the way it happened.
“We’ll take all the criticism. We deserve it. I deserve it.”
Turning that criticism into some form of motivation for Saturday’s game at Tennessee would likely give the fans reason enough to forget about last weekend’s loss.
That’s where two completely different schools of thought might come into play. In the past, Spurrier has hinted at how losses can sometimes increase mental consumption during the following week of practice.
Clemson coach Tommy Bowden, though, has said repeatedly that everything is easier after a victory.
USC defensive back Captain Munnerlyn sided with his coach, adding a back-against-the-wall mentality might also be coming into focus.
“We didn’t need this loss,” Munnerlyn said. “But I think it’s going to help the team get better in certain situations, because these next three games, we know we have to win.”
Indeed, to win the SEC East crown, the Gamecocks may have to win out against Tennessee, Arkansas and Florida.
The Gators, Georgia and South Carolina are all 3-2 in conference play, with Kentucky and Tennessee not far behind at 2-2. Vanderbilt is bringing up the rear at 2-3. Point being, it’s still anyone’s ballgame.
If South Carolina is going to continue to be a part of the race, it will have to somehow forget about that loss against Vanderbilt.
″(Coach Spurrier) said we just need to pick it up,” Munnerlyn said, “and put the loss behind us.”
Easier said than done.
QUARTERBACK THREE-STEP? Spurrier said Tuesday that quarterbacks Chris Smelley, Blake Mitchell and Tommy Beecher are all being considered to start Saturday’s game. The coach said he is mixing up practice this week to see which player will rise above the other two.
One change from last week - when Smelley and Mitchell both played - is that Spurrier plans to go with one quarterback throughout the game, barring injury or poor play.
Spurrier said he will not make a decision until later in the week, possibly as late as Saturday.
QUICK SCAN: Munnerlyn, who had a career-best 46-yard return punt return in the first half of Saturday’s game, said he had to double-check the field for extra laundry.
“I was looking around after I ran,” he said. ” ‘No penalty flags? OK. OK.’ ”
Munnerlyn has broken multiple runs for long distance this season, only to have the play nullified due to penalties.
NO LIVE TV: USC’s game at Arkansas on Nov. 3 will start at 2 p.m. ET and will not be televised live.
“We tried everything within our power to make the game available for Gamecock fans, including reaching out to the Arkansas athletic department to change the time,” Steve Fink, USC spokesman Steve Fink said. “Unfortunately, changing the time was not an option.”
SEC regulations state that if the game is not picked up by networks, an institution may allow one pay-per-view telecast during regularly scheduled CBS and Lincoln Financial time windows, an option that South Carolina exercised for the Vanderbilt game.
