Let's Show Corso!

In the build-up to THE GAME of the first half of the football season, with immense implications for who wins the SEC, I will do a series of posts here chronicling the journey to victory. First up, this amazing new website:

LET'S SHOW CORSO!

Watch the outstanding clips showing how wrong a Spurrier-naysayer can be, when Lee goes on and on about how Spurrier won't be able to recruit consistently enough to beat Tennessee, Florida, or Clemson. LOL, it's hard to believe, but Steve did it with the scrub team he inherited! Coached 'em up!

In about 2 years, his recruiting will bear fruit with national titles. It's gonna be sick.

Bless Meyer, He Tries

No commentary, here's an article from ESPN:

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Former USC running back Emmanuel Moody said Monday he will transfer to defending national champion Florida.

"I followed my heart," Moody, the Trojans' second-leading rusher last season, told ESPN's Joe Schad. "It's when you get that feeling that you know something is right and you can't really describe."

Florida coach Urban Meyer accidentally confirmed Moody is transferring.

"He's not here yet," Meyer said during his weekly news conference. Meyer quickly realized his error and said, "He's not here."

Then, he paused and said, "Oops."

Gamecock Recruiting Heats Up

Some programs, such as Florida, USC-West, and Clemson, perennially have outstanding recruiting classes before the season even starts. This year is no exception. But like last year, expect South Carolina to pick up steam as the season rolls along with each passing Gamecock victory. Players only tepidly thinking about USC due to the intrigue of the Head Ball Coach will come around, just as they did last year, leaving the HBC with the best recruiting class in the country -- according to us, anyway. Other observers rated it fourth best. No small feat for the fledgling program in Columbia, South Carolina.

One such indication of the way recruiting works for USC right now is WR T.J. Lawrence. He recently narrowed his choices down from twenty to five. He says:

"South Carolina and Florida are the top two. Florida, they are the national champions and they have an awesome program. And South Carolina likes to pass the ball, and me being a receivers, that's attractive to me. There's no leader between them but South Carolina is recruiting me the hardest."

T.J. isn't the only WR in the country to get stars in his eyes thinking about playing in the HBC's WR-friendly schemes. He will be a part of the country's best receiving corps, including freshman standouts such as Mark Barnes, Chris Culliver, and fellow Polk County star Larry Freeman (L-Free!!!).

The Spur Lid

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the latest in the Fall 2007 fashion line brought to you by Steve Spurrier, Under Armour, and some enterprising persons in the state of South Carolina:

THE SPUR LID!!

Who knew that Steve Spurrier was also a fashion genius?

We had our hunches. The Spur Lid is hand-crafted by the finest artisans in the US, designed by the Head Ball Coach himself, and comes at a bargain price. Did I mention that it has all the latest sun protection technology?

Don't be left out on Saturdays this season as Greater Gator Nation fans all around the countries don this latest fad inspired by ballplays. Look at Ballplays contributors modeling:

Reflections on Coming Season

A few reflections on this beautiful Sunday afternoon, as a new class of knee-jerk Meyer lovers descend upon the UF campus:

1. Despite winning SEC & National Championships (one and the same for 1990s record-keeping purposes), Urban Meyer is still not considered one of the best coaches in the country -- and is barely considered one in his own conference. Since he is certainly the second best coach in the conference, this speaks to the strength of the SEC. But it should come as no surprise that the #1 in the 1990s is the #1 of the 2000s as well: Steve Spurrier. Do you honestly think switching Meyer and Spurrier would result in 17-16 scrapes in the Swamp? 30-22 victories for the Gamecocks in Columbia? Of course not. The bottom line is that the market does understand Meyer's game. He's a heck of a coach, but he's not brilliant. He doesn't understand the game at the instinctual level that SOS does, although I can say he is learning as SOS has taught him many things.

2. The switch by true freshman Mark Barnes to Wide Receiver is going to flummox defenses across the country. If you want my take on it, SOS always intended on having Barnes at WR and switched him officially last minute so that other teams couldn't prepare for his athleticism in time. Barnes makes Percy Harvin look like Barney Fife. SOS has a long record of turning two and one star prospects into heroes (Sidney Rice, the 1990s Gators offense). With talent like Mark Barnes running loose in the best system of football ever devised, the sky is the limit.

3. Steve Spurrier is talking a big game. He think he can win the SEC: beware the SEC teams who get in his way.

Update: SOS named top QB coach

Bruce Feldman of ESPN has named SOS as the top QB coach in football. Remember, despite the Anti-Spurrier conspiracy, every single one of SOS's starting QB's have lasted multiple years in the NFL. He truly is the best at what he does, and is an inspiration to all.

The Ballcoach named Top SEC coach...again

SOS was just named the top SEC coach again, this time by the Tennessean newspaper. Steve has been named the #1 coach in the SEC by the Sporting News, Pat Dooley of the Gainesville Sun, and Paul Finebaum (the dean of the SEC media). SEC rivals can't agree on much, but they are unanimous in one matter- The Ballcoach is by far the best coach the SEC has ever had.

The latest rankings:

1. Steve Spurrier.

2. Tommy Tuberville.

3. Nick Saban.

4. Urban Meyer.

5. Mark Richt.

6. Phillip Fulmer.

7. Les Miles.

8. Houston Nutt.

9. Bobby Johnson.

10. Rich Brooks.

11. Sylvester Croom.

12. Ed Orgeron.

See the full colum here